Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 0.1% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Dominica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 86.2% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 61.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
?? | |
pay 2.7% more for housing
Sweden
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
?? | |
pay 14.4% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
?? | |
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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