Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

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.

Cairo vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

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pay 60.8% less for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.51 TTD64.53	$4.06 EGP202.07	-57.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.64	$4.71 EGP234.40	-35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 TTD6.61	$0.33 EGP16.65	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TTD5.44	$0.12 EGP6.10	-84.7%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 68.1% less for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 TTD15.73	$0.65 EGP32.30	-72.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 TTD23.42	$1.59 EGP78.93	-54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 TTD58.00	$3.40 EGP169.18	-60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 TTD27.78	$1.45 EGP72.16	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.62 TTD24.56	$1.96 EGP97.53	-45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TTD15.63	$0.68 EGP34.05	-70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 TTD6.78	$0.23 EGP11.60	-76.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 TTD10.68	$0.16 EGP7.92	-89.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 TTD12.71	$0.19 EGP9.58	-89.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 TTD3.57	$0.22 EGP10.77	-58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 TTD3.87	$0.19 EGP9.44	-66.7%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 54.2% less for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 TTD25.86	$1.01 EGP50.51	-73.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.19 TTD483.16	$8.12 EGP404.14	-88.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,305.16 TTD219,241.24	$36,284.10 EGP1,806,017.59	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.63 TTD51.79	$2.50 EGP124.27	-67.3%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 70.1% less for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.89 TTD365.73	$9.69 EGP482.48	-82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$509.67 TTD3,458.88	$208.74 EGP10,389.86	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.30 TTD2,560.56	$129.60 EGP6,450.76	-65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.98 TTD352.75	$13.65 EGP679.50	-73.7%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.69 TTD1,294.10	$87.26 EGP4,343.38	-54.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,214.54 TTD28,602.29	$1,948.40 EGP96,980.48	-53.8%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 TTD13.57	$1.42 EGP70.73	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 TTD22.92	$1.54 EGP76.54	-54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.01 TTD34.00	$1.83 EGP90.93	-63.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.73 TTD323.93	$18.55 EGP923.42	-61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 TTD53.78	$3.04 EGP151.55	-61.6%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.13 TTD360.58	$37.28 EGP1,855.61	-29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 TTD278.90	$49.39 EGP2,458.54	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.07 TTD767.34	$97.57 EGP4,856.61	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.43 TTD627.31	$53.60 EGP2,667.98	-42.0%
Average			-16.3%

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