Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 39.3% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Dominica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.81
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Latvia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.23
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Latvia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.38
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.33
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.67
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 90.7% more for housing
Latvia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€327.49
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.60
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.87
|
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pay 73.1% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€360.24
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.87
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.68
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.42
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.25
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€73.02
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.49
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.58
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.90
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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