Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.3 times more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 87.5% more for restaurants
Dominica
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Dominica
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Dominica
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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