Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 64.8% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.8% more in Dominica
- Groceries
-
pay 82.6% more in Dominica
- Transportation
-
pay 18.1% less in Dominica
- Housing
-
pay 37.5% more in Dominica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Dominica
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Dominica are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, entertainment and sports and groceries are significantly more expensive in Dominica.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Mali, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,867
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,705
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA445
|
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA334
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 82.6% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA636
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,459
|
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,804
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,461
|
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA288
|
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA577
|
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA577
|
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA433
|
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,163
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,803
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,376
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,090
|
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA538
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA38,884
|
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,272
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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