Cost of living comparison
Norway is 76.2% more expensive than Dominica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 96.0% more in Norway
- Groceries
-
pay 13.7% more in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 33.2% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Norway
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 14.7% more in Norway
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Norway are more expensive than in Dominica. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Norway.
If you lived in Norway instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 96.0% more for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$18.52
NOK201.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$12.17
NOK132.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$2.88
NOK31.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$2.70
NOK29.34
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$3.03
NOK32.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$5.10
NOK55.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$7.41
NOK80.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$3.71
NOK40.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$5.92
NOK64.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.32
NOK14.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.98
NOK10.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$1.29
NOK14.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.82
NOK19.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.96
NOK10.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$1.05
NOK11.44
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$7.32
NOK79.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$67.29
NOK730.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$32,441.53
NOK352,311.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$23.50
NOK255.19
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Dominica
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$52.97
NOK575.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,187.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$803.77
NOK8,728.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$148.13
NOK1,608.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$272.16
NOK2,955.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,113.04
NOK66,387.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$8.83
NOK95.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$4.64
NOK50.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.25
NOK143.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$43.21
NOK469.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$13.55
NOK147.19
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$87.77
NOK953.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$40.11
NOK435.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$100.53
NOK1,091.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$126.05
NOK1,368.91
|
|
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