Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 1.1% cheaper than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 19.4% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 30.3% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 45.0% more in Yemen

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Yemen are more expensive than in Dominica. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yemen.

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Yemen vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% more for restaurants

	Dominica	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.52 YER2,249	+28.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.57 EC$17.75	$9.91 YER2,340	+50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.22 YER523	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.18 YER279	-46.7%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Dominica	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$2.06 YER487	-1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$6.42 YER1,515	+433.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$13.63 YER3,219	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$7.05 YER1,664	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$5.50 YER1,298	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$3.80 YER898	+30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$1.07 YER254
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$2.83 YER669	+39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$1.47 YER346	-37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$1.32 YER313	-18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$1.27 YER299	-7.8%
Average			+18.8%

Dominica vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Dominica	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$9.25 YER2,184	+71.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$84.67 YER19,994	+59.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$16,933.01 YER4M	-51.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$21.17 YER4,998	-27.6%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 19.4% less for housing

	Dominica	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$101.30 YER23,922	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$229.13 YER54,109	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$175.13 YER41,357	-13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$60.36 YER14,253	-44.4%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 30.3% less for childcare

	Dominica	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$74.63 YER17,624	-42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$3,747.12 YER885K	-15.6%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.78 YER658	+50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$3.90 YER921	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.29 YER1,250	-28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$45.84 YER10,825	-0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.93 YER1,400	-28.8%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 45.0% more for clothing

	Dominica	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$75.14 YER17,744	+35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$103.71 YER24,492	+180.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$79.02 YER18,661	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$100.89 YER23,826	+9.1%
Average			+45.0%

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