Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 70.6% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.8% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 11.0% less in Canada
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in Canada
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Canada
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% more in Canada
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Canada

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Canada are more expensive than in Dominica. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Canada. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Canada.

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Canada vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 61.8% more for restaurants

	Dominica	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$17.02 CA$24.10	+130.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.57 EC$17.75	$10.30 CA$14.58	+56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.01 CA$2.84	-18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.64 CA$2.32	-26.2%
Average			+61.8%

Dominica vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

	Dominica	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$2.51 CA$3.56	+19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$5.21 CA$7.37	+333.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$8.08 CA$11.44	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$3.50 CA$4.95	-37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$5.39 CA$7.62	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.80 CA$2.54	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.63 CA$0.90	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$1.65 CA$2.34	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$1.77 CA$2.50	-24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$1.15 CA$1.63	-28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$1.08 CA$1.53	-21.0%
Average			-11.0%

Dominica vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Dominica	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$4.47 CA$6.33	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$65.05 CA$92.09	+22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	-22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$15.38 CA$21.77	-47.4%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Dominica	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$57.08 CA$80.80	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57	+325.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84	+432.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$109.92 CA$155.62	+1.2%
Average			+245.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Dominica	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$708.00 CA$1,002.35	+446.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	+216.8%
Average			+316.1%

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pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.10 CA$7.22	+175.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$3.67 CA$5.19	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$13.41 CA$18.98	+81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$42.22 CA$59.77	-8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$11.12 CA$15.74	+33.5%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Dominica	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$53.28 CA$75.43	-4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$40.15 CA$56.84	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$86.30 CA$122.18	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$99.70 CA$141.15	+7.8%
Average			+7.0%

Dominica vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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