Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 77.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 85.3% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Pakistan
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$1.63
PKR454.86
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$3.70
PKR1,030.91
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.30
PKR83.06
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.20
PKR56.77
|
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pay 83.2% less for groceries
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Pakistan
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.54
PKR151.63
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$2.48
PKR689.43
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$2.74
PKR762.92
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$1.15
PKR321.37
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$1.24
PKR344.50
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
PKR129.70
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
PKR77.91
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
PKR89.38
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.23
PKR63.87
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.17
PKR46.61
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
PKR61.40
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pay 52.8% less for transportation
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Pakistan
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$3.71
PKR1,033.21
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.71
PKR1,869.29
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,760.96
PKR5,224,661.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.64
PKR1,292.11
|
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pay 86.8% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
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Pakistan
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$13.82
PKR3,849.01
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$88.73
PKR24,710.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$52.29
PKR14,561.85
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$60.51
PKR16,849.94
|
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pay 88.6% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Pakistan
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$34.35
PKR9,566.28
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$1,271.23
PKR354,018.94
|
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pay 77.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.82
PKR508.07
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$1.50
PKR416.53
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$1.89
PKR526.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$12.72
PKR3,541.88
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.87
PKR1,077.96
|
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pay 69.0% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
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Pakistan
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$14.19
PKR3,950.77
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$21.90
PKR6,097.71
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$61.34
PKR17,083.57
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$28.94
PKR8,059.11
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