Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 44.3% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Mali, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 16.2% less for housing
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
?? |
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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