Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 68.8% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 99.1% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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