Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 35.6% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 71.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 49.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 13.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Mauritius.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 46.9% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.35 MUR242.19	$9.51 TTD64.45	+77.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 MUR227.57	$7.31 TTD49.58	+45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MUR39.98	$0.97 TTD6.61	+10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MUR23.64	$0.80 TTD5.43	+53.5%
Average			+46.9%

Mauritius vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.6% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 MUR31.15	$2.32 TTD15.71	+237.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 MUR184.52	$3.45 TTD23.39	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.02 MUR227.50	$8.55 TTD57.93	+70.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MUR88.21	$4.09 TTD27.75	+110.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 MUR115.17	$3.62 TTD24.53	+42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 MUR42.05	$2.30 TTD15.61	+148.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 MUR34.37	$1.00 TTD6.77	+31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MUR36.25	$1.57 TTD10.67	+96.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 MUR58.23	$1.87 TTD12.69	+45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MUR21.84	$0.53 TTD3.57	+9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MUR22.98	$0.57 TTD3.87	+12.4%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Mauritius	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MUR253.00	$3.81 TTD25.83	-31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 MUR1,472.34	$71.19 TTD482.56	+119.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,153.98 MUR1,365,975.04	$32,305.16 TTD218,971.23	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.99 MUR905.32	$7.63 TTD51.73	-61.8%
Average			+8.1%

Mauritius vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.1% more for housing

	Mauritius	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.67 MUR1,344.09	$53.89 TTD365.28	+81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$397.33 MUR17,999.23	$509.67 TTD3,454.62	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.21 MUR13,826.06	$377.30 TTD2,557.40	+23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 MUR1,445.69	$51.98 TTD352.32	+62.9%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 13.3% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.54 MUR7,181.86	$190.69 TTD1,292.51	+20.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,964.93 MUR179,611.19	$4,214.54 TTD28,567.07	+6.3%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MUR101.18	$2.00 TTD13.55	-10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.18 MUR98.85	$3.38 TTD22.90	+54.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 MUR264.48	$5.01 TTD33.96	-14.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.23 MUR1,595.74	$47.73 TTD323.53	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR242.19	$7.92 TTD53.71	+48.2%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.35 MUR1,872.97	$53.13 TTD360.13	+28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.68 MUR1,616.08	$41.10 TTD278.56	+15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.89 MUR3,301.91	$113.07 TTD766.40	+55.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.84 MUR2,801.38	$92.43 TTD626.54	+49.5%
Average			+37.1%

Mauritius vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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