Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 8.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 25.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 63.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 45.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

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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 76.6% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$9.53 TTD64.81	+376.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$8.37 TTD56.91	-23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.14 TTD7.74	-37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.93 TTD6.34	+9.8%
Average			+76.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.0% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$2.36 TTD16.03	+259.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.42 TTD23.24	-3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$8.75 TTD59.46	-4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$4.36 TTD29.67	+140.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$4.41 TTD30.01	-2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$2.01 TTD13.66	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$1.19 TTD8.07	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.47 TTD9.97	+356.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$2.11 TTD14.37	-6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.64 TTD4.32	-29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.68 TTD4.60	-8.4%
Average			+25.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.7% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.27 TTD29.02	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$113.02 TTD768.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$39,064.54 TTD266K	+225.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$9.24 TTD62.85	+105.4%
Average			+63.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.1% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$58.23 TTD395.89	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$592.81 TTD4,030.45	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$408.75 TTD2,779.07	-67.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$55.11 TTD374.70	+20.1%
Average			-45.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$262.82 TTD1,786.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,822.31 TTD73,579.98

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pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.20 TTD14.95	-2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$3.67 TTD24.94	+32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.86 TTD33.07	+62.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$53.64 TTD364.71
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.66 TTD58.88
Average			+22.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$57.23 TTD389.07	+472.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.67 TTD344.52
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$117.03 TTD795.68	+485.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$88.04 TTD598.57	+76.1%
Average			+289.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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