Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 3.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$9.72
$65.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$6.57
$44.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$0.95
$6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$0.76
$5.16
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$3.83
$25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$7.58
$51.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$3.69
$25.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$3.57
$24.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$1.86
$12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$0.92
$6.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$1.19
$8.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$1.94
$13.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$0.52
$3.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.62
$4.18
|
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pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$3.21
$21.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$51.97
$352.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$29,791.71
$201,859.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$7.70
$52.15
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$50.81
$344.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$490.57
$3,323.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$369.70
$2,504.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$39.60
$268.34
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$227.40
$1,540.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$5,553.03
$37,625.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$1.53
$10.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$3.44
$23.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$5.08
$34.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$44.23
$299.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$7.81
$52.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$52.52
$355.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$37.33
$252.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$103.33
$700.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$86.47
$585.89
|
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