Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 64.8% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 90.1% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay 23.1% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
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