Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 9.5% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
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$18.70
£14.67
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
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$12.50
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$9.25
£7.26
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
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$2.23
£1.75
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.57
£1.23
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pay 50.5% less for groceries
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
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$3.94
|
$1.53
£1.20
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
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$4.35
£3.41
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$5.92
£4.65
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Eggs
1 dozen
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$4.00
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$3.77
£2.96
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
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$3.70
£2.90
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
£0.96
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
£0.52
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
£0.99
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
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$1.42
£1.11
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
£0.51
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
£0.51
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pay 10.0% less for transportation
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$7.07
£5.55
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$98.23
£77.07
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,832.80
£27,330.54
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.15
£13.46
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pay 11.3% less for housing
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$39.40
£30.92
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$1,243.58
£975.74
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,020.84
£800.97
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$229.21
£179.84
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pay 2.7 times more for childcare
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
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$1,497.56
£1,175.02
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$18,629.32
£14,616.96
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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.63
£4.41
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$4.12
£3.24
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$17.47
£13.71
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$45.31
£35.55
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.89
£10.12
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pay 19.6% less for clothing
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
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$80.00
|
$78.43
£61.54
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
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$60.00
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$40.13
£31.48
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$90.36
£70.89
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$96.72
£75.89
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