Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 0.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Finland, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Dominica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
Finland
|
Dominica
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
Finland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Finland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
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pay 60.1% less for childcare
Finland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Finland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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