Cairo vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cairo	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$189	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$917
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	84	26
😀 Quality of life	60	54
🏙️ Population	9.61M	84.1K

The cost of living in Cairo is 62% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4606th ($473 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5895th and 6345th 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	$4.18	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.7	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$517	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.95	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.61	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.1	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.5	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2311	$8058

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757