Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 19.0% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Dominica
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
Dominica
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
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