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Punta Cana vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 2.7 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Punta Cana

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Punta Cana are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Punta Cana.

Punta Cana vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Cana instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$8.05 DOP502.88	+93.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$7.25 DOP452.59	+39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$0.97 DOP60.76	+155.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$0.63 DOP39.22	+337.1%
Average			+156.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$1.50 DOP93.46	+149.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$3.66 DOP228.35	+94.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$5.00 DOP312.19	+34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$2.39 DOP149.43	+65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$2.47 DOP154.41	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$1.17 DOP72.92	+57.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.38 DOP24.02	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$1.27 DOP79.13	+345.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$0.78 DOP48.75	+518.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$0.51 DOP31.68	+169.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$0.97 DOP60.35	+418.5%
Average			+171.6%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$4.68 DOP292.51	+243.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+675.0%
Average			+299.3%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Cairo	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$32.44 DOP2,026.11	+151.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$813.68 DOP50,826.77	+281.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$645.22 DOP40,303.59	+370.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	+257.9%
Average			+265.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	+142.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$6,891.32 DOP430,465.95	+211.7%
Average			+177.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$2.42 DOP150.86	+66.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$2.36 DOP147.32	+46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$5.64 DOP352.02	+171.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$62.37 DOP3,895.71	+260.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$4.83 DOP301.73	+29.2%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Cairo	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$28.94 DOP1,807.46	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$61.70 DOP3,854.33	-47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+96.1%
Average			+9.9%

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