Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 53.0% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
?? | |
pay 21.7% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
|
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