Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 63.4% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Niger, you would:
pay 49.1% more for restaurants
Niger
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
CFA761
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
CFA368
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Niger
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CFA664
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
CFA163
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
Niger
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Niger
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
?? | |
pay 88.3% less for childcare
Niger
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
?? | |
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Niger
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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