Cost of living comparison

 Turks and Caicos Islands
compared to
 Maldives

Maldives is 44.4% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.

If you lived in Maldives instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

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pay 58.4% less for restaurants

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$5.50
MVR84.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.50
 
$9.71
MVR149.51
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
 
$1.21
MVR18.69

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pay 58.8% less for groceries

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Maldives
Bread
1 loaf
$3.94
 
$1.54
MVR23.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.23
 
$5.65
MVR87.05
Milk (1 gallon) $19.94
 
$6.78
MVR104.47

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pay 54.7% less for transportation

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.86
 
$3.56
MVR54.78
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.65
MVR348.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $38,834.95
MVR598,058.25

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pay 28.1% less for housing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Maldives
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$106.50
 
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.00
 
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
$829.29
MVR12,771.04

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pay 62.8% less for childcare

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $500.00
 
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,000.00
 
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10

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pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$4.69
MVR72.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$3.24
MVR49.84
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.00
 
$7.12
MVR109.64

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pay 21.0% less for clothing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Maldives
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
 
$55.89
MVR860.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
 
$58.79
MVR905.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$150.00
 
$101.13
MVR1,557.44

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