Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 54.6% cheaper than Trinidad.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.7% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 68.4% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 54.7% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 72.3% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 60.3% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.0% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 13.7% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Trinidad, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
Trinidad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.48
|
$4.06
EGP202.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.63
|
$4.71
EGP234.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.33
EGP16.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 68.4% less for groceries
Trinidad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
TTD16.05
|
$0.65
EGP32.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
TTD21.55
|
$1.59
EGP79.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.10
TTD54.95
|
$3.40
EGP169.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.79
|
$1.45
EGP72.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.91
|
$1.96
EGP97.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.14
|
$0.68
EGP34.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
TTD7.21
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.64
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
TTD11.82
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 54.7% less for transportation
Trinidad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.82
|
$1.01
EGP50.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.14
TTD496.26
|
$8.12
EGP404.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD228,278.23
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,809,488.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.66
TTD45.16
|
$2.50
EGP124.51
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Trinidad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.30
TTD354.82
|
$9.69
EGP483.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.44
TTD4,019.52
|
$208.74
EGP10,409.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.59
TTD2,778.94
|
$129.60
EGP6,463.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD363.23
|
$13.65
EGP680.81
|
|
pay 60.3% less for childcare
Trinidad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.27
TTD1,555.51
|
$87.26
EGP4,351.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,020.98
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,166.84
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
TTD9.93
|
$1.42
EGP70.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.20
|
$1.54
EGP76.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
TTD37.72
|
$1.83
EGP91.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
TTD337.45
|
$18.55
EGP925.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.55
|
$3.04
EGP151.85
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Trinidad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD379.22
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD275.70
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.26
TTD632.73
|
$97.57
EGP4,865.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.40
TTD694.76
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.11
|
|
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