Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 0.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
?? | |
pay 29.1% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
?? | |
pay 65.4% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
?? | |
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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