Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 23.2% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Samoa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Samoa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
?? | |
pay 54.9% less for housing
Samoa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
?? | |
pay 45.2% more for childcare
Samoa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
?? | |
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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