Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 25.5% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Senegal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
?? | |
pay 26.7% less for housing
Senegal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
?? | |
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
?? | |
pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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