Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 44.5% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.2% more in Dominica
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in Dominica
- Transportation
-
pay 92.2% more in Dominica
- Housing
-
pay 59.8% more in Dominica
- Childcare
-
pay 57.7% less in Dominica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.8% more in Dominica
- Clothing
-
pay 23.2% more in Dominica
The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Dominica are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dominica.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Quito, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$7.40
EC$19.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.66
EC$17.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.47
EC$6.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$14.24
EC$38.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$5.18
EC$13.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$4.69
EC$12.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$2.85
EC$7.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.02
EC$2.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$2.12
EC$5.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$2.41
EC$6.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
|
pay 92.2% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.49
EC$12.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$32.25
EC$87.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$33,254.25
EC$89,786.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$37.00
EC$99.91
|
|
pay 59.8% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$56.74
EC$153.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$283.68
EC$765.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$203.51
EC$549.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$106.28
EC$286.95
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$111.01
EC$299.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$3,330.19
EC$8,991.51
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.10
EC$8.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$7.40
EC$19.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$43.17
EC$116.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.33
EC$22.48
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$70.92
EC$191.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$38.24
EC$103.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$148.01
EC$399.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$77.70
EC$209.80
|
|
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