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Dominica vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 24.2% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.0% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 12.9% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 14.8% more in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% less in Dominica
Clothing: pay 68.5% more in Dominica

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

Dominica vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.0% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,149.07	$7.40 EC$20.00	+3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,224.39	$7.03 EC$19.00	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD197.68	$2.47 EC$6.67	+99.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.53	$2.22 EC$6.00	+197.3%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Jamaica	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD434.30	$2.10 EC$5.67	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD811.02	$1.20 EC$3.25	-76.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,212.30	$12.61 EC$34.07	-8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD561.58	$5.60 EC$15.13	+59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD453.25	$5.09 EC$13.76	+79.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD401.27	$2.91 EC$7.86	+16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD211.77	$1.07 EC$2.90	-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD305.13	$2.03 EC$5.49	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD196.12	$2.33 EC$6.30	+90.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD149.19	$1.62 EC$4.37	+73.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.60	$1.37 EC$3.71	+54.1%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Jamaica	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD763.39	$5.39 EC$14.58	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,830.93	$53.13 EC$143.58	+8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD6,844,868.88	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,450.36	$29.23 EC$79.00	+35.6%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 12.9% less for housing

	Jamaica	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,881.88	$70.92 EC$191.67	+44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD80,912.46	$283.68 EC$766.67	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD64,062.64	$203.51 EC$550.00	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,810.95	$108.58 EC$293.44	-2.4%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 14.8% more for childcare

	Jamaica	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD29,551.48	$129.51 EC$350.00	-29.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD445,849.05	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	+59.4%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD374.75	$1.85 EC$5.00	-21.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD559.87	$4.13 EC$11.17	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,373.94	$7.40 EC$20.00	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,666.23	$46.25 EC$125.00	+11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,836.17	$8.33 EC$22.50	-27.4%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 68.5% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,436.21	$55.50 EC$150.00	+158.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,416.05	$37.00 EC$100.00	+73.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,328.78	$74.00 EC$200.00	+14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,618.51	$92.51 EC$250.00	+27.4%
Average			+68.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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