Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 57.0% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.7% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 0.3% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 12.2% more in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 39.7% more for restaurants

	Dominica	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+79.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.57 EC$17.75	$8.99 NZ$15.90	+36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.04 NZ$3.61	-17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.83 NZ$3.24	-17.5%
Average			+39.7%

Dominica vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	Dominica	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.78 NZ$6.69	+214.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$6.47 NZ$11.45	-48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.94 NZ$1.67	-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$1.32 NZ$2.33	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$2.20 NZ$3.89	-5.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.89 NZ$1.57	-45.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-51.5%
Average			-22.3%

Dominica vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

	Dominica	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-31.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$17.20 NZ$30.41	-41.2%
Average			+0.3%

Dominica vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Dominica	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+244.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+314.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-11.9%
Average			+179.0%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Dominica	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+453.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+281.5%
Average			+359.5%

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pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+207.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+207.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+23.4%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

	Dominica	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+23.7%
Average			+12.2%

Dominica vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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