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Egypt vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 48.1% cheaper than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 49.6% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 52.7% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 69.5% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 67.0% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Egypt

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

Egypt vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 50.6% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$4.04 EGP192.56	-38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$5.01 EGP238.65	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$0.36 EGP17.26	-60.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$0.16 EGP7.49	-73.9%
Average			-50.6%

Dominican Republic vs. Egypt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.6% less for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$0.56 EGP26.52	-61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$1.51 EGP71.98	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$3.31 EGP157.57	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$1.43 EGP68.30	-17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$2.05 EGP97.62	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$0.65 EGP30.88	-44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.29 EGP13.65	-23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$0.21 EGP10.14	-80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$0.16 EGP7.44	-77.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$0.18 EGP8.53	-73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$0.17 EGP8.07	-82.4%
Average			-49.6%

Dominican Republic vs. Egypt - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.7% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$1.30 EGP61.93	-71.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	$7.45 EGP355.17	-76.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	+22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$3.10 EGP147.87	-84.9%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 69.5% less for housing

	Dominican Republic	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$12.49 EGP595.23	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	-75.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$13.26 EGP631.77	-73.4%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 67.0% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	-64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	-69.3%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$1.67 EGP79.76	-30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$1.40 EGP66.95	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$1.99 EGP94.87	-56.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$3.25 EGP154.72	-47.9%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	-45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	-50.6%
Average			-10.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Egypt - Cost of clothing

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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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