Cairo vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$162	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	83	27
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	9.61M	81.1K

The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8926th and 4682nd ($424 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Egypt vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5583rd and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Port of Spain

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	Cairo	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$3731

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877