Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 3.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
?? | |
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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