Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 82.7% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Chad, you would:
pay 69.4% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA413
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
Chad
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA445
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Chad
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 14.5% less for housing
Chad
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
?? | |
pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 72.2% more for clothing
Chad
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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