Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.6 times more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Israel instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 87.3% more for restaurants
Dominica
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Dominica
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Dominica
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
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