Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 63.5% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Dominica instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 46.4% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
South Africa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
South Africa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
?? | |
pay 23.4% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
|
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