Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 67.4% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 46.7% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$9.72
$66.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$6.57
$44.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$0.95
$6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.76
$5.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$2.07
$14.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$3.83
$25.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$7.58
$51.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$3.69
$25.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$3.57
$24.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$1.86
$12.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.92
$6.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$1.19
$8.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$1.94
$13.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.52
$3.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.62
$4.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$3.21
$21.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$51.97
$352.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$29,791.71
$202,307.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$7.70
$52.26
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$50.81
$345.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$490.57
$3,331.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$369.70
$2,510.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$39.60
$268.94
|
|
pay 58.5% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$227.40
$1,544.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$5,553.03
$37,709.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$1.53
$10.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$3.44
$23.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$5.08
$34.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$44.23
$300.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$7.81
$53.00
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$52.52
$356.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$37.33
$253.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$103.33
$701.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$86.47
$587.19
|
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