Cost of living comparison

 Turks and Caicos Islands
compared to
 Minnesota, USA
Minnesota vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Minnesota is 2.4% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 9.7% less in Minnesota
Groceries
pay 36.3% less in Minnesota
Transportation
pay 58.4% less in Minnesota
Housing
pay 15.7% less in Minnesota
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Minnesota
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.2% less in Minnesota
Clothing
pay 23.7% less in Minnesota

Expenses including transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Minnesota. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Minnesota.

Minnesota vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.7% less for restaurants

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Minnesota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$17.25
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.50
 
$10.44
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
 
$2.57
 

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pay 36.3% less for groceries

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Minnesota
Bread
1 loaf
$3.94
 
$3.24
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.23
 
$4.95
 
Milk (1 gallon) $19.94
 
$3.64
 

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pay 58.4% less for transportation

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Minnesota
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.86
 
$3.27
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $75.17
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $32,650.12
 

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pay 15.7% less for housing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Minnesota
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$106.50
 
$66.32
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.00
 
$1,195.42
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
$1,106.51
 

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Minnesota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $500.00
 
$1,324.96
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,000.00
 
$22,140.67
 

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Minnesota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$5.62
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$5.50
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.00
 
$9.80
 

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pay 23.7% less for clothing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Minnesota
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
 
$52.74
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
 
$47.94
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$150.00
 
$84.66
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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