Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 7.4% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
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