Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 21.4% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 46.9% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 80.6% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Lebanon

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

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Lebanon vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.5% more for restaurants

	Dominica	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.50 LBP761K	+14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.57 EC$17.75	$9.50 LBP851K	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.91 LBP171K	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.87 LBP78,113	-60.7%
Average			+7.5%

Dominica vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.9% less for groceries

	Dominica	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.85 LBP75,881	-59.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$5.54 LBP496K	+360.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$6.12 LBP548K	-51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$2.38 LBP214K	-57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$3.88 LBP347K	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.39 LBP124K	-52.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.76 LBP68,245	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.75 LBP66,945	-63.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.45 LBP40,622	-80.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.42 LBP37,271	-74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.71 LBP63,835	-48.1%
Average			-46.9%

Dominica vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Dominica	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$4.04 LBP362K	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$77.50 LBP7M	+45.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$18.00 LBP2M	-38.4%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 80.6% more for housing

	Dominica	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$30.24 LBP3M	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$671.90 LBP60M	+136.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$348.30 LBP31M	+71.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$177.50 LBP16M	+63.5%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Dominica	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$681.75 LBP61M	+426.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$7,021.88 LBP629M	+58.1%
Average			+188.5%

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pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.00 LBP448K	+170.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.27 LBP382K	+3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.00 LBP269K	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$62.50 LBP6M	+35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.00 LBP896K	+20.1%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Dominica	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$67.62 LBP6M	+21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$49.29 LBP4M	+33.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$138.89 LBP12M	+87.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$120.00 LBP11M	+29.7%
Average			+41.0%

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