Cost of living comparison

Puerto Rico

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 2.6% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 79.2% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 42.8% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 63.0% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Dominica
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Dominica

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Dominica are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Dominica. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dominica.

Dominica vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominica instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 10.1% more for restaurants

	Puerto Rico	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.10	$7.40 EC$20.00	-51.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.01	$7.03 EC$19.00	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58	$2.47 EC$6.67	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35	$2.22 EC$6.00	+64.9%
Average			+10.1%

Puerto Rico vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Puerto Rico	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18	$2.10 EC$5.67	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16	$1.20 EC$3.25	-71.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.11	$12.61 EC$34.07	+55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34	$5.60 EC$15.13	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76	$5.09 EC$13.76	+35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$2.91 EC$7.86	+16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.07 EC$2.90	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54	$2.03 EC$5.49	+32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84	$2.33 EC$6.30	+26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65	$1.62 EC$4.37	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$1.37 EC$3.71	+32.2%
Average			+8.9%

Puerto Rico vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.2% more for transportation

	Puerto Rico	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.65	$5.39 EC$14.58	+47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.20	$53.13 EC$143.58	+50.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,700.00	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.22	$29.23 EC$79.00	+217.0%
Average			+79.2%

Puerto Rico vs. Dominica - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.8% less for housing

	Puerto Rico	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.46	$70.92 EC$191.67	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.93	$283.68 EC$766.67	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$580.00	$203.51 EC$550.00	-64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$242.07	$108.58 EC$293.44	-55.1%
Average			-42.8%

Puerto Rico vs. Dominica - Cost of housing

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pay 63.0% less for childcare

	Puerto Rico	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$453.00	$129.51 EC$350.00	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,760.00	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-54.5%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Rico	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73	$1.85 EC$5.00	-32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38	$4.13 EC$11.17	+22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.21	$7.40 EC$20.00	-34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.37	$46.25 EC$125.00	+23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.90	$8.33 EC$22.50	-15.9%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Puerto Rico	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.97	$55.50 EC$150.00	+29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.22	$37.00 EC$100.00	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.06	$74.00 EC$200.00	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.00	$92.51 EC$250.00	-3.6%
Average			-3.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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