Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 39.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
?? | |
pay 28.8% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
?? | |
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
?? | |
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 65.8% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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