Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 22.3% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 94.2% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Qatar
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Qatar
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
Qatar
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
?? | |
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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