Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 4.6 times more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Dominica
|
Jersey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Dominica
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$64.59
£51.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$145.06
£115.62
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$76.60
£61.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Dominica
|
Jersey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$116.23
£92.64
|
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