Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 53.9% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.8% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 68.1% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 54.2% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 70.1% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 54.0% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 16.3% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.54
|
$4.06
EGP201.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.64
|
$4.71
EGP234.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.61
|
$0.33
EGP16.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
$0.12
EGP6.09
|
|
pay 68.1% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.73
|
$0.65
EGP32.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.42
|
$1.59
EGP78.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.00
|
$3.40
EGP168.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.78
|
$1.45
EGP72.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.56
|
$1.96
EGP97.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.63
|
$0.68
EGP34.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
$0.23
EGP11.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
$0.16
EGP7.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
$0.19
EGP9.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
$0.22
EGP10.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
$0.19
EGP9.43
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.86
|
$1.01
EGP50.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD483.19
|
$8.12
EGP403.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD219,254.29
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,803,766.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.79
|
$2.50
EGP124.12
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD365.75
|
$9.69
EGP481.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,459.09
|
$208.74
EGP10,376.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,560.71
|
$129.60
EGP6,442.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD352.77
|
$13.65
EGP678.66
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,294.18
|
$87.26
EGP4,337.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,604.00
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,859.58
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.57
|
$1.42
EGP70.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.92
|
$1.54
EGP76.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.01
|
$1.83
EGP90.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD323.95
|
$18.55
EGP922.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.78
|
$3.04
EGP151.36
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD360.60
|
$37.28
EGP1,853.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD278.92
|
$49.39
EGP2,455.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD767.39
|
$97.57
EGP4,850.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD627.35
|
$53.60
EGP2,664.65
|
|
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