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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 85.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 76.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 40.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 55.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 4.5 times more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$9.57 TTD64.98	+219.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.67 TTD52.06	-23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.02 TTD6.91	-1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.79 TTD5.38	-10.6%
Average			+46.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.3% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$2.36 TTD16.04	+254.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.83 TTD25.97	+8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$8.89 TTD60.36	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$4.36 TTD29.58	+116.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$4.08 TTD27.67	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$2.59 TTD17.58	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.11 TTD7.50	+21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.78 TTD12.05	+452.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.79 TTD12.15	-21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.60 TTD4.10	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.60 TTD4.05	-19.3%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$3.89 TTD26.40	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$86.39 TTD586.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$32,153.27 TTD218,253.97	+167.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$8.08 TTD54.84	-24.8%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 55.0% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$56.66 TTD384.58	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$557.33 TTD3,783.14	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$386.35 TTD2,622.49	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$55.56 TTD377.12	-49.7%
Average			-55.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$262.08 TTD1,778.99
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,187.26 TTD41,998.63

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pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$2.09 TTD14.16	+39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.37 TTD22.89	+94.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.99 TTD33.90	+66.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$50.14 TTD340.34	+0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.53 TTD57.90
Average			+50.0%

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pay 4.5 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$53.14 TTD360.70	+431.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$39.43 TTD267.68	+392.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$122.11 TTD828.87	+510.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$88.97 TTD603.95	+77.9%
Average			+353.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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