Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 67.2% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,130.90
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,333.13
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,037.29
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS717.37
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.39
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,909.29
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,660.91
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,304.74
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,642.10
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS620.13
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS536.00
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS420.81
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS541.26
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS277.02
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS327.73
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS3,005.14
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,981.91
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,250,192.74
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,807.65
|
?? | |
pay 83.2% more for housing
Argentina
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,376.04
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS208,977.59
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS159,383.87
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,782.94
|
?? | |
pay 4.6% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,600.43
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,193,502.41
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,586.90
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,440.33
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,684.98
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,900.22
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,605.35
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Argentina
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS52,031.24
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS44,172.76
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,834.66
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS78,140.62
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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