Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 57.7% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 92.9% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
$9.13
SCR125.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
$2.34
SCR32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
$2.04
SCR28.14
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
$1.49
SCR20.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
$7.05
SCR97.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
$3.73
SCR51.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$0.89
SCR12.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
$2.80
SCR38.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
$0.61
SCR8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
$6.09
SCR84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
$20.66
SCR284.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
$41.70
SCR575.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
$179.59
SCR2,476.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,813.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
$822.03
SCR11,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
$90.30
SCR1,245.36
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,603.50
|
|
pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
$6.46
SCR89.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
$4.81
SCR66.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
$13.10
SCR180.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
$74.88
SCR1,032.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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