Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 21.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 61.5% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
?? | |
pay 21.7% more for housing
Yemen
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
?? | |
pay 37.4% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
?? | |
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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