Cairo vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$189
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$584
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
43
😀 Quality of life
60
61
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.13M

The cost of living in Cairo is 54% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5424th ($473 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5895th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$7804

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544