Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 29.4% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.4% less in Dominica
Groceries: pay 49.3% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 30.5% more in Dominica
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Dominica
Clothing: pay 58.8% less in Dominica

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

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Dominica vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.4% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$7.40 EC$20.00	-64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$6.57 EC$17.75	+9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.47 EC$6.67	+146.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.22 EC$6.00	+122.0%
Average			-23.4%

Eritrea vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.3% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.10 EC$5.67
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$1.20 EC$3.25	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$12.61 EC$34.07	+108.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$5.60 EC$15.13	+27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$5.09 EC$13.76	-58.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$2.91 EC$7.86	-47.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.07 EC$2.90	+85.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$2.03 EC$5.49	+123.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$2.33 EC$6.30	+340.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$1.62 EC$4.37	+98.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$1.37 EC$3.71	+224.2%
Average			+49.3%

Eritrea vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Eritrea	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$5.39 EC$14.58	-43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$53.13 EC$143.58	+564.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.23 EC$79.00
Average			+9.8%

Eritrea vs. Dominica - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.5% more for housing

	Eritrea	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$70.92 EC$191.67	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$283.68 EC$766.67	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$203.51 EC$550.00	+1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$108.58 EC$293.44	+468.0%
Average			+30.5%

Eritrea vs. Dominica - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$129.51 EC$350.00	+418.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	+70.8%
Average			+197.4%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	+208.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$4.13 EC$11.17	+416.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.40 EC$20.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$46.25 EC$125.00	+71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$8.33 EC$22.50	+593.8%
Average			+267.9%

Eritrea vs. Dominica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 58.8% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$55.50 EC$150.00	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$37.00 EC$100.00	-69.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$74.00 EC$200.00	-63.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$92.51 EC$250.00	-38.3%
Average			-58.8%

Eritrea vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

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