Cost of living comparison
Finland is 87.8% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Finland instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 52.0% more for restaurants
Dominica
|
Finland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.74
€12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Dominica
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$58.04
€54.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.72
€19.35
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
Dominica
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$744.51
€695.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$617.65
€576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$96.36
€90.01
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$346.47
€323.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
|
pay 94.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.11
€6.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$43.96
€41.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$15.18
€14.18
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$117.91
€110.14
|
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