Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 26.1% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
?? | |
pay 17.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
?? | |
pay 21.5% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
?? | |
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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