Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

Jersey

Jersey vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Jersey is 2.5 times more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Jersey
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Jersey
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in Jersey
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Jersey
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Jersey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Jersey
Clothing: pay 90.5% more in Jersey

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Jersey are more expensive than in Dominica. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Jersey.

Jersey vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Dominica	Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$39.64 £29.74	+435.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.57 EC$17.75	$10.57 £7.93	+61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$3.28 £2.46	+33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.48 £1.86	+11.6%
Average			+161.5%

Dominica vs. Jersey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Dominica	Jersey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$2.75 £2.06	+31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.60 £2.70	+199.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$8.51 £6.38	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$6.26 £4.70	+11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$5.39 £4.05	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.90 £1.43	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$1.57 £1.18	+46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$1.87 £1.40	-7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$2.02 £1.52	-13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$1.45 £1.08	-10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$1.40 £1.05	+2.1%
Average			+7.4%

Dominica vs. Jersey - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	Dominica	Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$7.81 £5.86	+44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$68.71 £51.56	+29.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$24.93 £18.70	-14.7%
Average			+9.7%

Dominica vs. Jersey - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Dominica	Jersey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$72.68 £54.53	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	+548.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	+670.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$243.20 £182.47	+124.0%
Average			+440.0%

Dominica vs. Jersey - Cost of housing

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Dominica	Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	+1991.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	+167.8%
Average			+648.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$7.93 £5.95	+328.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.83 £3.63	+17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$19.82 £14.87	+167.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$75.98 £57.01	+64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$19.82 £14.87	+138.1%
Average			+114.2%

Dominica vs. Jersey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 90.5% more for clothing

	Dominica	Jersey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$103.51 £77.67	+86.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$72.68 £54.53	+96.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$118.93 £89.23	+60.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$207.03 £155.33	+123.8%
Average			+90.5%

Dominica vs. Jersey - Cost of clothing

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