Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 68.8% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.84
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.39
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 76.5% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.11
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.79
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.88
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.11
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.92
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.50
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.62
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.68
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.64
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.52
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.80
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 72.3% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.96
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$399.22
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$212,085.39
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.85
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.95
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,883.32
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,817.57
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$388.00
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,168.55
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,268.30
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.98
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.33
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.92
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.62
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.90
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 57.3% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$433.70
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.74
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$682.00
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$622.12
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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