Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 6.3% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Malta, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Dominica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.76
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Malta
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Malta
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.34
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.39
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.52
|
?? | |
pay 17.9% less for housing
Malta
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€857.73
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.53
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
?? | |
pay 71.9% less for childcare
Malta
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.08
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
?? | |
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.28
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Malta
|
Dominica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.20
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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