Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 2.6 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Dominica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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