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Dominica vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 20.2% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 78.9% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 50.4% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% less in Dominica
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Dominica

The cost of groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Dominica are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Dominica. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dominica.

Dominica vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominica instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$7.40 EC$20.00	-6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$7.03 EC$19.00	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$2.47 EC$6.67	+136.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$2.22 EC$6.00	+340.4%
Average			+113.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$2.10 EC$5.67	+43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$1.20 EC$3.25	-77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$12.61 EC$34.07	+81.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$5.60 EC$15.13	+98.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$5.09 EC$13.76	+38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$2.91 EC$7.86	+197.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$1.07 EC$2.90	+43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$2.03 EC$5.49	+177.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$2.33 EC$6.30	+298.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$1.62 EC$4.37	+237.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$1.37 EC$3.71	+160.7%
Average			+118.1%

United Arab Emirates vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.9% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$5.39 EC$14.58	+85.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$53.13 EC$143.58	+0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$29.23 EC$79.00	+243.9%
Average			+78.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Dominica - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.4% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$70.92 EC$191.67	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$283.68 EC$766.67	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$203.51 EC$550.00	-79.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$108.58 EC$293.44	-11.5%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$129.51 EC$350.00	-74.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-45.6%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$1.85 EC$5.00	-82.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$4.13 EC$11.17	-17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$7.40 EC$20.00	+18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$46.25 EC$125.00	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$8.33 EC$22.50	-36.9%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$55.50 EC$150.00	-26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$37.00 EC$100.00	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$74.00 EC$200.00	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$92.51 EC$250.00	-13.2%
Average			-26.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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