Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 55.9% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
|
pay 59.7% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
|
pay 84.8% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Dominica
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Dominica
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
|
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