Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 58.0% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP599.58
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP413.26
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.04
|
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.15
|
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP128.24
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP206.96
|
$1.68
EGP81.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP292.53
|
$3.57
EGP172.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP125.92
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP163.42
|
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP78.44
|
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.80
|
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP75.57
|
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.56
|
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.69
|
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.29
|
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
|
pay 60.9% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP297.01
|
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,165.73
|
$6.40
EGP309.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,756,346.56
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,883.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,322.43
|
$2.88
EGP139.21
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,691.34
|
$7.77
EGP375.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,825.00
|
$194.33
EGP9,388.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,983.92
|
$117.39
EGP5,671.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,385.24
|
$14.34
EGP692.72
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,898.80
|
$99.11
EGP4,788.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP396,781.32
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,525.37
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP154.97
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP149.29
|
$1.50
EGP72.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP258.29
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,219.97
|
$17.05
EGP823.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP387.43
|
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,577.26
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,486.86
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,746.87
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,811.44
|
$50.03
EGP2,416.82
|
|
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