Cost of living comparison
Spain is 44.2% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Spain instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 39.2% more for restaurants
Dominica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.87
€12.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$9.22
€8.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$2.13
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.58
€1.47
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$4.16
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$34.26
€31.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$33,643.92
€31,388.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$14.57
€13.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$31.87
€29.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$872.36
€813.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$692.13
€645.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$103.97
€97.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$385.97
€360.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$7,352.21
€6,859.36
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$1.98
€1.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.66
€5.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$42.87
€39.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.63
€8.06
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$75.89
€70.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$32.12
€29.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$77.96
€72.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$91.38
€85.26
|
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