Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 68.8% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 33.1% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 99.1% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 24.8% more in Ethiopia

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.1% less for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.51 TTD64.53	$6.00 ETB815.36	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.64	$6.24 ETB847.34	-14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 TTD6.61	$0.78 ETB106.68	-19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TTD5.44	$0.50 ETB68.24	-37.3%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 TTD15.73	$1.20 ETB163.29	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 TTD23.42	$4.85 ETB659.55	+40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 TTD58.00	$6.08 ETB826.04	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 TTD27.78	$2.65 ETB360.01	-35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.62 TTD24.56	$5.65 ETB767.28	+56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TTD15.63	$3.30 ETB448.63	+43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 TTD6.78	$0.51 ETB68.81	-49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 TTD10.68	$1.08 ETB146.53	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 TTD12.71	$0.39 ETB52.53	-79.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 TTD3.57	$0.31 ETB42.30	-40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 TTD3.87	$0.79 ETB107.92	+39.2%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 33.1% less for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 TTD25.86	$4.88 ETB663.12	+28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.19 TTD483.16	$10.00 ETB1,358.93	-86.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,305.16 TTD219,241.24	$25,000.00 ETB3,397,335.00	-22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.63 TTD51.79	$3.67 ETB498.05	-52.0%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 99.1% more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.89 TTD365.73	$171.17 ETB23,260.42	+217.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$509.67 TTD3,458.88	$645.10 ETB87,664.83	+26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.30 TTD2,560.56	$422.74 ETB57,447.88	+12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.98 TTD352.75	$124.84 ETB16,964.69	+140.2%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.69 TTD1,294.10	$81.47 ETB11,071.68	-57.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,214.54 TTD28,602.29	$43,916.67 ETB5,967,985.15	+942.0%
Average			+442.4%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 TTD13.57	$1.00 ETB135.89	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 TTD22.92	$1.15 ETB156.24	-66.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.01 TTD34.00	$4.00 ETB543.57	-20.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.73 TTD323.93	$90.59 ETB12,311.26	+89.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 TTD53.78	$6.70 ETB910.49	-15.4%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 24.8% more for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.13 TTD360.58	$48.33 ETB6,568.18	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 TTD278.90	$75.17 ETB10,214.65	+82.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.07 TTD767.34	$108.84 ETB14,791.01	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.43 TTD627.31	$119.32 ETB16,215.03	+29.1%
Average			+24.8%

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Ethiopia - 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: June 2025

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