Cost of living
Dominica
compared to
Italy

	Dominica	Italy
Cost of living one person	$1196	$1219
Cost of living Family	$2881	$4252
One person rent	$753	$777
Family rent	$1489	$1867
Food expenses	$403	$538
Transport expenses	$65.04	$95.13
Monthly salary after tax	$553.05	$1399.84
Quality of life	32.54	32.83
Human freedom index	6.28	7.25
Life expectancy	81.27	85.11
English speaking %	99%	30.26%
Population	71.6K	60.4M

The average cost of living in Dominica ($1196) is 2% less expensive than in Italy ($1219). Dominica ranked 58th vs 53th for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dominica compared to 1.2 months in Italy .

Eating Out
	Dominica	Italy
Lunch Menu	$7.51	$14.46
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.78	$64.37
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$11.35
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$5.75
Cappuccino	$3.41	$2
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.05

Rent & Utilities
	Dominica	Italy
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270.46	$767.76
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218.89	$570.44
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849.82	$1469.6
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641.93	$758.17
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105.13	$150.59
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141.26	$183.1
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.34	$35.01
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	$7.54	$3.65
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1470	$4041
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1004	$2180

Transportation
	Dominica	Italy
Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.93
Monthly ticket local transport	$36.69	$34.53
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.15	$23.14
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.15

Groceries
	Dominica	Italy
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.85
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.36
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.15
Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.94
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$15.58
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.27	$12.14
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$16.4
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.98
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.43
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.7
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.62
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.46
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.43
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.35
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.66
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.13	$5.77
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.45
Cigarette pack	$7.54	$6.1
Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.74	$8.94
Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$2.89
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.05
Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.58

Other
	Dominica	Italy
Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$53.97
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$9.76
Doctor's visit	$48.34	$101.52
Haircut, simple	$6.17	$16.22
Brand Jeans	$68.13	$90.94
Brand Sneakers	$131.93	$96.34
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115.11	$589.44
International Primary School, 1 year	$3650	$9609

Cost of living Dominica compared to Italy