Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Dominican Republic

Santiago vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 81.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 61.0% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 36.5% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 61.0% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$8.29 DOP509.30	+73.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$7.05 DOP432.90	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$0.70 DOP42.78	+96.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.39 DOP24.19	+170.2%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$1.51 DOP93.03	+98.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$3.15 DOP193.81	+47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$4.50 DOP276.65	+26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$1.48 DOP90.65	+24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$1.63 DOP99.87	-28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$1.45 DOP88.96	+77.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$0.37 DOP22.53	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$1.24 DOP75.89	+369.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$0.83 DOP51.09	+243.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.91 DOP56.14	+404.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$1.00 DOP61.45	+409.6%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$5.35 DOP328.96	+219.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	+252.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	+967.8%
Average			+106.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+157.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	+211.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	+41.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+241.5%
Average			+128.2%

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pay 36.5% more for childcare

	Cairo	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	+21.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$5,471.59 DOP336K	+53.6%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$2.49 DOP152.79	+68.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$1.80 DOP110.35	+1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$4.81 DOP295.39	+139.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$4.97 DOP305.58	+4.2%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	-9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	-46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	+10.8%
Average			-23.2%

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