Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 3.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Dominica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
?? | |
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
?? | |
pay 90.4% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Dominica
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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