Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 2.0 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
?? | |
pay 32.3% more for housing
Iraq
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
?? | |
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
?? | |
pay 66.1% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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