Cairo vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$201	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$779
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	83	27
😀 Quality of life	63	57
🏙️ Population	9.8M	49K

The cost of living in Cairo is 61% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8680th and 4601st ($506 vs $1284) 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 0.6 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 5610th and 6239th 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	$4.85	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$9211

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775