Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 4.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
|
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