Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 66.1% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 93.9% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Dominica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Zambia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 97.0% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
Zambia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
?? | |
pay 21.8% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 71.8% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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