Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 14.6% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.75
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
Louisiana
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Louisiana
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.62
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,299.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.95
|
?? | |
pay 50.3% less for housing
Louisiana
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.25
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.97
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$959.56
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.89
|
?? | |
pay 81.9% less for childcare
Louisiana
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$613.33
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,660.00
|
?? | |
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.43
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.08
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
Louisiana
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.51
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.27
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.50
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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