Cost of living comparison

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

Virginia is 18.6% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.8% less in Virginia
Groceries
pay 32.3% less in Virginia
Transportation
pay 57.3% less in Virginia
Housing
pay 12.3% more in Virginia
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Virginia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.3% less in Virginia
Clothing
pay 19.1% less in Virginia

The cost of childcare and housing in Virginia are more expensive than in Turks and Caicos Islands. Expenses including transportation, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Virginia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Virginia.

Virginia vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.8% less for restaurants

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virginia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$20.49
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.50
 
$11.13
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
 
$2.48
 

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virginia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.94
 
$3.44
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.23
 
$6.98
 
Milk (1 gallon) $19.94
 
$3.79
 

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pay 57.3% less for transportation

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virginia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.86
 
$3.36
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $79.15
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $32,788.87
 

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pay 12.3% more for housing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virginia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$106.50
 
$69.48
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.00
 
$1,832.03
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
$1,500.84
 

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virginia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $500.00
 
$1,614.20
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,000.00
 
$28,849.72
 

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virginia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$6.17
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$5.19
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.00
 
$9.03
 

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virginia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
 
$53.05
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
 
$41.36
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$150.00
 
$92.16
 

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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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