Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 2.8 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 46.7% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
?? | |
pay 5.8% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
?? | |
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
?? | |
pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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