Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.4 times more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Australia instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 58.1% more for restaurants
Dominica
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Dominica
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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