Cost of living comparison

 Dominica
compared to
 Iceland
Iceland vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 2.1 times more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Iceland
Groceries
pay 38.1% more in Iceland
Transportation
pay 47.3% more in Iceland
Housing
pay 3.9 times more in Iceland
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Iceland
Clothing
pay 83.4% more in Iceland

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Iceland are more expensive than in Dominica. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Dominica, you would:

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Dominica
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$19.40
ISK2,701
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.66
EC$18.00
$16.94
ISK2,359
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.71
EC$4.62
$2.81
ISK391

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pay 38.1% more for groceries

 
Dominica
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$2.47
EC$6.67
$2.95
ISK411
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.11
EC$3.00
$7.27
ISK1,012
Milk (1 gallon) $14.24
EC$38.49
$6.01
ISK836

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pay 47.3% more for transportation

 
Dominica
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.49
EC$12.13
$8.36
ISK1,165
Monthly public transit pass $32.25
EC$87.16
$71.28
ISK9,927
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
$40,660.66
ISK5,662,810

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

 
Dominica
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.74
EC$153.33
$72.17
ISK10,052
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $283.68
EC$766.67
$1,838.04
ISK255,984
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $203.51
EC$550.00
$1,497.77
ISK208,594

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Dominica
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $111.01
EC$300.00
$258.16
ISK35,955
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$5,993.99
ISK834,784

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dominica
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$9.19
ISK1,280
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.10
EC$8.38
$4.65
ISK647
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.40
EC$20.00
$11.76
ISK1,637

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pay 83.4% more for clothing

 
Dominica
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.92
EC$191.67
$111.23
ISK15,491
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.24
EC$103.33
$59.69
ISK8,313
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$148.01
EC$400.00
$148.00
ISK20,612

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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: February 2025
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