Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 38.6% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
?? | |
pay 12.7% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
?? | |
pay 1.0% less for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
?? | |
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 64.2% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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