Cairo vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$201
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$600
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
44
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.2M

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 8680th and 5110th ($506 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5610th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Santo Domingo

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Cairo Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$6928

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550