Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Egypt

Cairo vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 45.0% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 51.0% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 51.6% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 56.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 26.7% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 30.2% more in Cairo

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

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Cairo vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.9% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$4.77 EGP255.20	-42.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$5.92 EGP316.45	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$0.35 EGP18.91	-49.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$0.15 EGP7.79	-63.0%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 51.0% less for groceries

	Santiago	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$0.76 EGP40.74	-49.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$2.13 EGP114.06	-32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$3.57 EGP190.86	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$1.18 EGP63.29	-19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$2.26 EGP120.71	+38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$0.82 EGP43.68	-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.35 EGP18.52	-5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.26 EGP14.08	-78.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$0.24 EGP12.94	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.18 EGP9.68	-80.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.20 EGP10.49	-80.4%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 51.6% less for transportation

	Santiago	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$1.68 EGP89.66	-68.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	$8.59 EGP459.36	-71.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+116.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$1.91 EGP102.08	-90.6%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 56.2% less for housing

	Santiago	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$14.10 EGP753.78	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	-29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	-70.7%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 26.7% less for childcare

	Santiago	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	-17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$3,562.03 EGP190K	-34.9%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$1.48 EGP79.11	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$1.78 EGP95.02	-1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$2.01 EGP107.18	-58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	+20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$4.77 EGP255.20	-4.0%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 30.2% more for clothing

	Santiago	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	+54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	+86.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	-9.8%
Average			+30.2%

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