Cost of living comparison
Italy is 62.4% more expensive than Dominica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.2% more in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 12.1% more in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 4.5% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 68.8% more in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 3.7 times more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.5% more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 1.5% more in Italy
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Italy are more expensive than in Dominica. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
Dominica
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.15
€15.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$10.06
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$2.55
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Dominica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$2.04
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.83
€6.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$5.53
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$3.41
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$5.05
€4.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.31
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$7.22
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$38.81
€37.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$28,223.13
€26,984.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$19.13
€18.29
|
|
pay 68.8% more for housing
Dominica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$28.87
€27.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$656.19
€627.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$511.91
€489.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$150.39
€143.79
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$508.72
€486.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$9,465.55
€9,050.14
|
|
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.01
€4.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$1.69
€1.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.20
€5.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$52.12
€49.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.39
€8.98
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Dominica
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$78.41
€74.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$33.87
€32.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$86.07
€82.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$115.43
€110.37
|
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