Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 9.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Finland, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Dominica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 99.4% more for groceries
Finland
|
Dominica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 64.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
?? | |
pay 19.9% more for housing
Finland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
?? | |
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Finland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
?? | |
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Finland
|
Dominica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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