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Egypt vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 54.1% cheaper than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 69.7% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 63.8% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 68.2% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 54.3% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Egypt

Expenses including groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 63.1% less for restaurants

	Dominica	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.04 EGP192.56	-45.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$5.01 EGP238.65	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.36 EGP17.26	-85.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.16 EGP7.49	-92.9%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 69.7% less for groceries

	Dominica	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.56 EGP26.52	-73.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.51 EGP71.98	+25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$3.31 EGP157.57	-73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$1.43 EGP68.30	-74.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$2.05 EGP97.62	-59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$0.65 EGP30.88	-77.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.29 EGP13.65	-73.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.21 EGP10.14	-89.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.16 EGP7.44	-93.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.18 EGP8.53	-88.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.17 EGP8.07	-87.7%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 63.8% less for transportation

	Dominica	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$1.30 EGP61.93	-75.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$7.45 EGP355.17	-86.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$3.10 EGP147.87	-89.4%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 68.2% less for housing

	Dominica	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$12.49 EGP595.23	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$13.26 EGP631.77	-87.8%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 54.3% less for childcare

	Dominica	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	-44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	-63.8%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.67 EGP79.76	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$1.40 EGP66.95	-66.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.99 EGP94.87	-73.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$3.25 EGP154.72	-61.0%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Dominica	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	-55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	+20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+56.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	-49.8%
Average			-7.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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