Cost of living comparison

Mali

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 38.4% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 22.5% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 28.4% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 75.6% more in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% more in Dominica

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Dominica are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Dominica.

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Dominica vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.1% more for restaurants

	Mali	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 F CFA4,963	$7.40 EC$20.00	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 F CFA4,777	$6.57 EC$17.75	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA540	$2.47 EC$6.67	+166.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 F CFA394	$2.22 EC$6.00	+228.9%
Average			+8.1%

Mali vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

	Mali	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$3.84 F CFA2,240	$2.10 EC$5.67	-45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.91 F CFA5,201	$1.20 EC$3.25	-86.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 F CFA4,214	$12.61 EC$34.07	+74.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.92 F CFA3,454	$5.60 EC$15.13	-5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.08 F CFA4,135	$5.09 EC$13.76	-28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 F CFA1,059	$2.91 EC$7.86	+60.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 F CFA278	$1.07 EC$2.90	+125.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 F CFA749	$2.03 EC$5.49	+58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 F CFA557	$2.33 EC$6.30	+144.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 F CFA326	$1.62 EC$4.37	+189.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 F CFA305	$1.37 EC$3.71	+162.7%
Average			+22.5%

Mali vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.4% more for transportation

	Mali	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.20 F CFA2,452	$5.39 EC$14.58	+28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.13 EC$143.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.23 EC$79.00
Average			+28.4%

Mali vs. Dominica - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.6% more for housing

	Mali	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.00 F CFA37,949	$70.92 EC$191.67	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$175.00 F CFA102K	$283.68 EC$766.67	+62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$80.00 F CFA46,706	$203.51 EC$550.00	+154.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71 F CFA66,968	$108.58 EC$293.44	-5.3%
Average			+75.6%

Mali vs. Dominica - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mali	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mali	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 F CFA1,393	$1.85 EC$5.00	-22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 F CFA974	$4.13 EC$11.17	+147.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.40 EC$20.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.00 F CFA40,868	$46.25 EC$125.00	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.33 EC$22.50
Average			+4.2%

Mali vs. Dominica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Mali	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.50 EC$150.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.00 EC$100.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.51 EC$250.00

Mali vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

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