Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 65.5% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
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Dominican Republic
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$361.18
|
$2.69
E£83.11
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$444.93
|
$3.27
E£101.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$63.47
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$42.28
|
$0.14
E£4.34
|
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pay 64.1% less for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$96.40
|
$0.40
E£12.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$228.89
|
$1.23
E£37.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$263.85
|
$2.42
E£74.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$100.20
|
$1.12
E£34.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$139.91
|
$1.58
E£48.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$62.02
|
$0.40
E£12.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$22.46
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$58.31
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$35.89
|
$0.13
E£3.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$29.35
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$53.62
|
$0.10
E£3.10
|
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pay 74.3% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$277.28
|
$1.02
E£31.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,644.42
|
$7.97
E£246.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,587,181.72
|
$15,876.53
E£490,584.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,344.60
|
$1.85
E£57.01
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,787.58
|
$10.98
E£339.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$32,967.47
|
$109.16
E£3,373.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$19,750.10
|
$71.02
E£2,194.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,724.06
|
$16.81
E£519.53
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,100.01
|
$58.30
E£1,801.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$309,628.23
|
$1,699.22
E£52,505.76
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$163.11
|
$1.45
E£44.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$120.18
|
$1.03
E£31.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$274.36
|
$1.57
E£48.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,841.20
|
$15.18
E£469.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$352.84
|
$3.13
E£96.64
|
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pay 47.6% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,629.63
|
$17.23
E£532.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,700.35
|
$28.02
E£865.91
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,590.99
|
$63.69
E£1,967.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$4,844.00
|
$28.91
E£893.43
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