Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 57.1% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.3% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 57.0% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 56.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 74.1% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 72.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.8% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 28.4% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP634.35
|
$4.06
EGP205.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP409.26
|
$4.71
EGP238.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP65.11
|
$0.33
EGP16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP47.44
|
$0.12
EGP6.20
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP117.99
|
$0.65
EGP32.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP199.46
|
$1.59
EGP80.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP304.37
|
$3.40
EGP171.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP146.79
|
$1.45
EGP73.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP179.06
|
$1.96
EGP99.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP85.11
|
$0.68
EGP34.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.95
|
$0.23
EGP11.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP83.76
|
$0.16
EGP8.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP49.17
|
$0.19
EGP9.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP60.99
|
$0.22
EGP10.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP67.53
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP297.54
|
$1.01
EGP51.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP5,115.74
|
$8.12
EGP410.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,739,350.30
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,835,857.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,153.48
|
$2.50
EGP126.33
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,620.39
|
$9.69
EGP490.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP45,400.45
|
$208.74
EGP10,561.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP25,483.21
|
$129.60
EGP6,557.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,100.84
|
$13.65
EGP690.73
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP22,423.98
|
$87.26
EGP4,415.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP382,832.85
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,582.85
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP153.47
|
$1.42
EGP71.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP159.87
|
$1.54
EGP77.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP281.37
|
$1.83
EGP92.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,785.23
|
$18.55
EGP938.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP396.47
|
$3.04
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,118.17
|
$37.28
EGP1,886.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,517.07
|
$49.39
EGP2,499.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,394.67
|
$97.57
EGP4,936.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,796.62
|
$53.60
EGP2,712.06
|
|
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