Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 20.2% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
?? | |
pay 71.3% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
?? | |
pay 79.3% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
?? | |
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 72.2% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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