Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 2.6 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 87.6% more in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in San Fernando

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in San Fernando are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in San Fernando.

San Fernando vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP201.82	$8.78 TTD59.57	+116.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP234.11	$7.31 TTD49.64	+55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.63	$0.98 TTD6.66	+193.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.09	$0.81 TTD5.52	+564.4%
Average			+232.3%

Cairo vs. San Fernando - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.26	$2.19 TTD14.89	+238.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP78.83	$3.93 TTD26.67	+147.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP168.97	$7.57 TTD51.36	+122.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP72.07	$3.61 TTD24.49	+148.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP97.41	$2.99 TTD20.27	+52.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.00	$1.99 TTD13.51	+191.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.58	$0.93 TTD6.31	+299.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.91	$0.66 TTD4.50	+317.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.57	$2.20 TTD14.94	+1043.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.75	$0.58 TTD3.97	+170.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.43	$0.43 TTD2.93	+127.3%
Average			+259.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Cairo	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP50.44	$3.81 TTD25.89	+275.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP403.64	$43.89 TTD297.85	+440.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,803,766.16	$33,646.13 TTD228,355.41	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP124.12	$7.90 TTD53.61	+216.4%
Average			+231.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Cairo	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP481.88	$45.11 TTD306.13	+365.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,376.91	$420.58 TTD2,854.44	+101.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,442.72	$341.34 TTD2,316.65	+163.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP678.66	$33.56 TTD227.77	+145.8%
Average			+194.0%

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pay 87.6% more for childcare

	Cairo	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,337.97	$229.27 TTD1,556.04	+162.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP96,859.58	$2,194.31 TTD14,892.74	+12.6%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP70.64	$1.76 TTD11.91	+23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP76.45	$3.57 TTD24.21	+132.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP90.82	$4.68 TTD31.77	+156.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP922.27	$45.71 TTD310.27	+146.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP151.36	$8.78 TTD59.57	+188.3%
Average			+129.3%

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Cairo	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,853.30	$43.89 TTD297.85	+17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,455.48	$36.57 TTD248.21	-26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,850.56	$104.84 TTD711.54	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,664.65	$80.46 TTD546.07	+50.1%
Average			+12.3%

Cairo vs. San Fernando - 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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