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Trinidad vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad is 3.4 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Trinidad
Groceries: pay 4.2 times more in Trinidad
Transportation: pay 6.2 times more in Trinidad
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Trinidad
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Trinidad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Trinidad
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Trinidad

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

Trinidad vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Trinidad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$10.31 TTD69.84	+148.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$8.10 TTD54.87	+55.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$1.01 TTD6.84	+165.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.80 TTD5.45	+460.3%
Average			+207.3%

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pay 4.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Trinidad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$2.38 TTD16.13	+297.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$4.07 TTD27.61	+117.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$8.58 TTD58.16	+130.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$4.12 TTD27.94	+184.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$4.62 TTD31.29	+123.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$1.98 TTD13.44	+166.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$1.16 TTD7.89	+247.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$1.54 TTD10.42	+441.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.88 TTD12.75	+1391.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.50 TTD3.41	+167.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.62 TTD4.22	+234.5%
Average			+318.4%

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pay 6.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Trinidad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$4.23 TTD28.64	+210.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$117.80 TTD798.15	+1729.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$35,340.41 TTD239,444.02	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$6.77 TTD45.89	+154.7%
Average			+522.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Cairo	Trinidad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$61.52 TTD416.81	+376.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$640.36 TTD4,338.68	+200.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$412.16 TTD2,792.52	+200.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$60.99 TTD413.26	+218.9%
Average			+248.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Trinidad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$331.04 TTD2,242.94	+256.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$7,180.97 TTD48,653.70	+224.8%
Average			+240.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Trinidad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$1.62 TTD10.97	+11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$3.73 TTD25.27	+130.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$6.04 TTD40.91	+190.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$50.07 TTD339.21	+189.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$8.84 TTD59.86	+136.2%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Cairo	Trinidad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$59.02 TTD399.90	+73.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$38.29 TTD259.40	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$77.31 TTD523.78	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$77.31 TTD523.78	+25.5%
Average			+12.4%

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