Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 13.0% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Dominica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 55.5% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
?? | |
pay 16.8% less for housing
Portugal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
?? | |
pay 68.6% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
?? | |
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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