Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 67.0% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.9% less in Sri Lanka
- Groceries
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pay 67.0% less in Sri Lanka
- Transportation
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pay 38.5% less in Sri Lanka
- Housing
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pay 86.5% less in Sri Lanka
- Childcare
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pay 94.3% less in Sri Lanka
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.6% less in Sri Lanka
- Clothing
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pay 63.4% less in Sri Lanka
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$2.86
LKR861.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$6.80
LKR2,043.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.71
LKR212.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.35
LKR105.81
|
|
pay 67.0% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.56
LKR169.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$6.21
LKR1,867.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$6.31
LKR1,897.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$2.18
LKR654.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$2.29
LKR689.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.04
LKR912.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
LKR133.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.56
LKR770.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.50
LKR150.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
LKR144.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
LKR133.10
|
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pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$4.84
LKR1,453.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.76
LKR3,235.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,478.81
LKR9,765,537.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.09
LKR928.24
|
|
pay 86.5% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$13.80
LKR4,149.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$163.33
LKR49,110.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$123.34
LKR37,085.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$30.68
LKR9,225.33
|
|
pay 94.3% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$26.94
LKR8,100.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$475.05
LKR142,836.73
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.00
LKR602.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$2.35
LKR706.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$8.91
LKR2,678.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$14.75
LKR4,436.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.23
LKR970.57
|
|
pay 63.4% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$29.58
LKR8,892.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$19.20
LKR5,773.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$65.72
LKR19,760.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$33.57
LKR10,093.03
|
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