Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 56.5% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.83
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.38
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 68.3% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.11
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.79
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.87
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.10
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.91
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.50
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.61
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.67
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.63
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.52
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.80
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.95
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$399.13
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$212,037.16
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.83
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.88
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,882.43
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,816.93
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$387.91
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,168.28
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,260.73
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.97
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.32
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.91
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.55
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.89
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$433.60
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.66
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$681.84
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$621.98
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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