Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 3.0 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 4.7 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.2% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 53.7% more in Dominican Republic

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 EGP198.31	$7.20 DOP423.85	+81.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.84 EGP242.36	$6.54 DOP384.97	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 EGP15.30	$0.97 DOP57.22	+218.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.16	$0.72 DOP42.66	+488.7%
Average			+205.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP37.93	$1.52 DOP89.42	+100.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP88.42	$3.28 DOP193.31	+86.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.30 EGP165.25	$4.35 DOP256.20	+31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 EGP77.28	$1.69 DOP99.61	+9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 EGP98.67	$2.22 DOP130.48	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 EGP30.85	$1.07 DOP63.19	+74.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.74	$0.35 DOP20.70	+63.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.36	$0.97 DOP56.99	+558.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.93	$0.66 DOP38.85	+269.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.36	$0.66 DOP38.62	+217.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.33	$0.90 DOP53.06	+298.5%
Average			+156.6%

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pay 4.7 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.98 EGP49.09	$4.64 DOP273.32	+373.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.01 EGP601.70	$56.13 DOP3,305.82	+367.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,154.15 EGP1,460,645.46	$26,137.07 DOP1,539,473.45	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.65 EGP132.97	$22.92 DOP1,350.17	+763.7%
Average			+373.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Egypt	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 EGP382.07	$36.09 DOP2,125.44	+373.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.11 EGP10,326.11	$624.27 DOP36,769.49	+202.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.12 EGP5,567.20	$355.68 DOP20,949.29	+220.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.85 EGP593.81	$49.67 DOP2,925.56	+319.1%
Average			+278.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.57 EGP3,335.02	$250.80 DOP14,772.00	+276.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,472.73 EGP73,784.81	$4,459.64 DOP262,672.70	+202.8%
Average			+239.8%

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pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 EGP89.83	$2.61 DOP153.74	+45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 EGP68.98	$2.03 DOP119.34	+47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EGP92.70	$4.25 DOP250.37	+129.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.86 EGP1,095.44	$30.73 DOP1,809.85	+40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.68 EGP134.19	$5.58 DOP328.45	+108.2%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 53.7% more for clothing

	Egypt	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 EGP1,174.51	$46.15 DOP2,718.50	+96.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.49 EGP2,429.45	$46.61 DOP2,745.51	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17 EGP4,868.43	$80.84 DOP4,761.67	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.98 EGP1,852.91	$88.22 DOP5,195.91	+138.5%
Average			+53.7%

Egypt vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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