Living in Dominica
What it costs, how you get off the island, what the weather does and what is actually here — from published data rather than from anybody's brochure. 409 properties are on the market as we write this.
£150ktypical asking price
£763typical rent a month
30/31most expensive of the islands here
8h56flying from London
14places you can fly to non-stop
What it costs
Half the homes for sale in Dominica are asking more than $204,598 — agents here quote USD rather than the local XCD, which is worth knowing before you compare anything — about £150k — and half less. That is 62% below the middle of the 31 islands on this site.
Renting, the middle of the market is $1,042 a month (£763).
Put together, that is a gross yield of about 7.6% — before any of the costs that make a real return smaller.
Cheaper, if the number above is the problem: Samoa (£68k). Search every island by budget.
Costs about the same: Belize, Bahrain, Samoa — worth a look if you have not fixed on a place.
Getting off the island
Getting there
Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM)≈ 8h56 flying from London
Canefield Airport (DCF)≈ 8h58 flying from London
Direct from DOM — 14 destinations, 7 airlines
Pointe-à-Pitre0h30 Sunrise Airways
Fort-de-France0h33 Winair
Castries0h37 InterCaribbean Airways, Liat20, Sunrise Airways
Sint Maarten0h50 Liat20, Sunrise Airways, Winair
Port of Spain1h06 Contour Airlines
San Juan1h10 Contour Airlines
Punta Cana1h27 Liat20
Miami3h19 American Eagle (airline brand)
Newark4h19 United Airlines
Saint Thomas Contour Airlines
Barbados InterCaribbean Airways, Liat20, Sunrise Airways
Tortola InterCaribbean Airways, Liat20, Sunrise Airways
Antigua Liat20, Sunrise Airways, Winair
Saint Kitts Liat20, Sunrise Airways
Airlines: American Eagle (airline brand) · Contour Airlines · InterCaribbean Airways · Liat20 · Sunrise Airways · United Airlines · Winair
Flight times are great-circle estimates; routes change seasonally — confirm with the airline.
Within an hour's flight
07/03Traditour 2026
06/26Festival Culturel de Fort-de-France - "Diaspora Negre" (55th edition)
07/25Mercury Beach ("Level 14")
07/26Tour des Yoles Rondes de la Martinique (40th edition)
What is actually here
31 schools · 16 doctors & pharmacies · 58 food shops · 77 restaurants · 14 beaches · 3 sailing & marinas · 1 theatres & cinemas
On the island 349 places
⛵ Sailing & marinas 3South Mooring area - Fisheries DivisionFisheries Division North Mooring areaMarigot Port and Fisheries Complex
🌊 Watersports & diving 9hot Sophia scuba divingToucari North scuba divingplume plateau - shallow scuba diving5-Finger Rock scuba divingsharks mouth scuba diving
🏖 Beaches 14Number 1 BeachHiroula Bay BeachBatibou Bay BeachDonkey BeachMero Black Sand Beach
🍽 Restaurants 77Roxy's Mountain Lodge guest houseRiverside International Restaurante & BarDouglas Guest House Restaurant and BarPine Applez KitchenHung Hing Chinese Restaurant
🍺 Bars & pubs 54Spider's pubSpot Light Bar barRastarant barShuga's Sup And Taste barDe After 4 Lounge bar
☕ Cafés 6Poker Deck cafeRoadside cafe and snack bar cakeCorner Cafe cafeChe's Ice Cream Parlor ice cream · cafeCoyes Cozy Cafe and Craft cafe
🏨 Hotels & stays 68Roseau Valley HotelSunset Bay ResortPetit Coulibri CottagesVena's Guest HouseSpringfield Guest House
🎭 Theatres & cinemas 1Arawak House of Culture theatre
🛒 Food shops 58H.H.V. Whitchurch supermarketBrizee's Mart supermarketRose Ma Shop supermarketShop & Go convenienceReuben Bread Depo bakery
🎓 Schools 31St. Mary's AcademyCastle Bruce Secondary SchoolSt. Joseph High SchoolJones Beaupierre SchoolDominica Grammar School
⚕ Doctors & pharmacies 16Adams Pharmacy pharmacyTodays Pharmacy pharmacyQuickare Pharmacy pharmacyPCR hospitalArmour Dental dentist
🏋 Gyms & pools 1Geneva Playing Field sports centre
🌳 Parks & nature 8Benjamin's ParkLindo ParkBotanical GardensPeeble ParkCannor Heritage Park
⛴ Ferry terminals 2Roseau ferry terminalTèminal pou kwazyè ferry terminal
What is for sale right now
Browse 306 homes for sale 103 to rent
Also in Caribbean: Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Antigua & Barbuda.
What this page does not tell you
Nothing here is tax, residency or immigration advice, and we do not publish rules we cannot source — those change, they differ by nationality, and getting them wrong costs you far more than a search does. Take them from the island's own government. Prices are asking prices from agents' own sites, not achieved prices. Flight times are estimates and routes change with the season.
Compiled 2026-08-22 from 4 agent sites plus published climate, airport and mapping data. How this works · Compare every island side by side