Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 4.6% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Spain, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Dominica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Spain
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
Spain
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
?? | |
pay 18.8% less for housing
Spain
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
?? | |
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Spain
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
?? | |
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Spain
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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