Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 20.3% cheaper than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 44.7% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 39.5% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 63.3% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 1.7% more in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Dominica
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Dominica

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

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Dominica vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.8% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$7.40 EC$20.00	+23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$6.57 EC$17.75	-31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$2.47 EC$6.67	+51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$2.22 EC$6.00	+647.4%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

	Maldives	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$2.10 EC$5.67	+26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$1.20 EC$3.25	-65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$12.61 EC$34.07	+84.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$5.60 EC$15.13	+199.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$5.09 EC$13.76	+84.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$2.91 EC$7.86	+61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.07 EC$2.90	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$2.03 EC$5.49	+27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$2.33 EC$6.30	+91.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$1.62 EC$4.37	+114.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$1.37 EC$3.71	+99.5%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 39.5% more for transportation

	Maldives	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$5.39 EC$14.58	+41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$53.13 EC$143.58	+72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$29.23 EC$79.00	+66.8%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 63.3% less for housing

	Maldives	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$70.92 EC$191.67	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$283.68 EC$766.67	-72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$203.51 EC$550.00	-72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$108.58 EC$293.44	+27.5%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 1.7% more for childcare

	Maldives	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$129.51 EC$350.00	-30.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	+47.8%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$1.85 EC$5.00	-62.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$4.13 EC$11.17	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$7.40 EC$20.00	-47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$46.25 EC$125.00	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$8.33 EC$22.50	-14.5%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Maldives	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$55.50 EC$150.00	+40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$37.00 EC$100.00	-25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$74.00 EC$200.00	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$92.51 EC$250.00	+76.2%
Average			+11.9%

Maldives vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

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