Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 2.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
?? | |
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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