Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 79.0% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 43.8% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
|
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