Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 72.5% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
?? | |
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 55.3% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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