Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 64.8% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 90.1% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 22.0% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 23.1% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 33.5% less in Seychelles

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in Seychelles are more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.1% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.51 TTD64.53	$17.38 SCR247.10	+82.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.64	$8.30 SCR117.93	+13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 TTD6.61	$2.25 SCR32.01	+131.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TTD5.44	$1.87 SCR26.57	+133.3%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 22.0% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 TTD15.73	$1.72 SCR24.50	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 TTD23.42	$14.37 SCR204.30	+316.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 TTD58.00	$6.93 SCR98.55	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 TTD27.78	$3.60 SCR51.19	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.62 TTD24.56	$3.61 SCR51.34	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TTD15.63	$0.95 SCR13.51	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 TTD6.78	$1.10 SCR15.61	+10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 TTD10.68	$0.97 SCR13.81	-38.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 TTD12.71	$2.65 SCR37.63	+41.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 TTD3.57	$0.65 SCR9.21	+23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 TTD3.87	$0.60 SCR8.55	+5.5%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 TTD25.86	$6.15 SCR87.45	+61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.19 TTD483.16	$26.44 SCR375.95	-62.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,305.16 TTD219,241.24	$26,617.26 SCR378,422.19	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.63 TTD51.79	$42.09 SCR598.34	+451.5%
Average			+108.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.89 TTD365.73	$168.84 SCR2,400.40	+213.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$509.67 TTD3,458.88	$1,048.20 SCR14,902.41	+105.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.30 TTD2,560.56	$829.24 SCR11,789.40	+119.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.98 TTD352.75	$70.93 SCR1,008.48	+36.5%
Average			+118.8%

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pay 23.1% more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.69 TTD1,294.10	$167.60 SCR2,382.75	-12.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,214.54 TTD28,602.29	$6,668.90 SCR94,812.87	+58.2%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 TTD13.57	$7.58 SCR107.73	+279.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 TTD22.92	$5.17 SCR73.48	+53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.01 TTD34.00	$17.96 SCR255.35	+258.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.73 TTD323.93	$74.52 SCR1,059.49	+56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 TTD53.78	$6.15 SCR87.37	-22.4%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 33.5% less for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.13 TTD360.58	$48.57 SCR690.48	-8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 TTD278.90	$20.36 SCR289.45	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.07 TTD767.34	$59.56 SCR846.79	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.43 TTD627.31	$66.75 SCR948.96	-27.8%
Average			-33.5%

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