Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 62.4% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 61.2% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
|
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