Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 35.6% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR249.14
|
$9.51
TTD64.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR234.10
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.13
|
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.32
|
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
|
pay 71.6% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.04
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR189.81
|
$3.45
TTD23.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR234.03
|
$8.55
TTD58.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR90.74
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR118.48
|
$3.62
TTD24.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.26
|
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.36
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.29
|
$1.57
TTD10.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR59.91
|
$1.87
TTD12.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.47
|
$0.53
TTD3.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.64
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR260.26
|
$3.81
TTD25.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,514.59
|
$71.19
TTD483.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,405,175.33
|
$32,305.16
TTD219,389.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR931.30
|
$7.63
TTD51.83
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,382.66
|
$53.89
TTD365.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,515.77
|
$509.67
TTD3,461.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,222.84
|
$377.30
TTD2,562.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,487.17
|
$51.98
TTD352.99
|
|
pay 13.3% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,387.97
|
$190.69
TTD1,294.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR184,765.61
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,621.67
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR104.09
|
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR101.68
|
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR272.07
|
$5.01
TTD34.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,641.53
|
$47.73
TTD324.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR249.14
|
$7.92
TTD53.81
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,926.72
|
$53.13
TTD360.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,662.46
|
$41.10
TTD279.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,396.67
|
$113.07
TTD767.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,881.77
|
$92.43
TTD627.74
|
|
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