Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 8.3% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.76
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.80
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.77
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 85.0% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.72
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.70
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.48
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.95
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.26
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
?? | |
pay 60.3% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,104.12
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,137.97
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.01
|
?? | |
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,018.10
|
?? | |
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.74
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.38
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR964.96
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.88
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.77
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR861.78
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,146.86
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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