Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 17.5% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.87
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.51
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.93
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.36
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.02
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.21
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.57
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.20
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.07
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.12
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.18
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.74
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.21
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,905.29
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.16
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 92.4% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$344.35
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,324.72
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,505.55
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.40
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,541.15
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,634.17
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.38
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.33
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.43
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.77
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.90
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 70.6% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.96
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$253.01
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$700.30
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$586.02
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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