Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 37.5% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Slovakia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$8.14
€7.75
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
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$12.50
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$7.98
€7.60
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
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$1.58
€1.50
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.39
€1.32
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pay 53.1% less for groceries
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Slovakia
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$1.35
€1.28
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$6.03
€5.75
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$3.89
€3.70
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
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$3.43
€3.26
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$3.12
€2.97
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
€0.69
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
€0.75
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
€0.91
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
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$1.51
€1.44
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
€0.55
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
€0.58
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pay 19.3% less for transportation
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Slovakia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$6.34
€6.04
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.69
€25.41
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,429.89
€23,262.15
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.64
€11.08
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pay 51.6% less for housing
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Slovakia
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$20.60
€19.61
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$566.87
€539.78
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$468.12
€445.74
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$171.07
€162.89
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pay 9.5% less for childcare
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Slovakia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$400.86
€381.70
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$8,069.66
€7,683.93
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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Slovakia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.99
€1.89
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$2.35
€2.24
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$5.24
€4.99
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$40.04
€38.12
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.21
€7.82
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pay 31.7% less for clothing
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Slovakia
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$63.57
€60.54
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$29.21
€27.81
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$78.92
€75.15
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$92.27
€87.86
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