Cost of living comparison

Roseau, Dominica

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 50.4% cheaper than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 61.6% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 67.9% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 59.1% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 58.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 31.4% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.9% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.6% less for restaurants

	Roseau	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.06 EGP207.56	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.66 EC$18.00	$4.71 EGP240.77	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 EC$4.62	$0.33 EGP17.10	-80.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.12 EGP6.26	-91.7%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 67.9% less for groceries

	Roseau	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.65 EGP33.18	-73.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.59 EGP81.07	+42.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.24 EC$38.49	$3.40 EGP173.78	-76.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 EC$14.00	$1.45 EGP74.13	-72.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.69 EC$12.66	$1.96 EGP100.18	-58.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 EC$7.71	$0.68 EGP34.97	-76.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 EC$2.77	$0.23 EGP11.91	-77.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12 EC$5.74	$0.16 EGP8.13	-92.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$0.19 EGP9.84	-92.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.22 EGP11.06	-85.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.75	$0.19 EGP9.70	-86.3%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 59.1% less for transportation

	Roseau	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 EC$12.13	$1.01 EGP51.88	-77.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.25 EC$87.16	$8.12 EGP415.13	-74.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	$36,284.10 EGP1,855,093.65	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00 EC$100.00	$2.50 EGP127.65	-93.3%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 58.2% less for housing

	Roseau	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.74 EC$153.33	$9.69 EGP495.59	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$208.74 EGP10,672.19	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$129.60 EGP6,626.05	-36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 EC$287.22	$13.65 EGP697.97	-87.2%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 31.4% less for childcare

	Roseau	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$111.01 EC$300.00	$87.26 EGP4,461.41	-21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$1,948.40 EGP99,615.79	-41.5%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.42 EGP72.65	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 EC$8.38	$1.54 EGP78.62	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.83 EGP93.40	-75.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 EC$116.67	$18.55 EGP948.51	-57.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$3.04 EGP155.67	-63.4%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Roseau	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.92 EC$191.67	$37.28 EGP1,906.04	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 EC$103.33	$49.39 EGP2,525.35	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.01 EC$400.00	$97.57 EGP4,988.59	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.70 EC$210.00	$53.60 EGP2,740.48	-31.0%
Average			-20.8%

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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: April 2025

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