Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 3.6% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Dominica instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Dominica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.90
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
San Marino
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.22
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.01
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.15
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.27
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€21,951.58
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.38
|
?? | |
pay 0.7% more for housing
San Marino
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.29
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€523.26
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€433.93
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€50.90
|
?? | |
pay 69.1% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€333.53
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,105.02
|
?? | |
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.47
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.40
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 35.2% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Dominica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€76.58
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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