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Nepal vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 56.8% cheaper than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 54.9% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 44.6% less in Nepal
Housing: pay 79.3% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 52.5% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% less in Nepal
Clothing: pay 51.8% less in Nepal

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nepal.

Nepal vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nepal instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 66.0% less for restaurants

	Dominica	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.72 NPR247.97	-76.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$6.09 NPR875.60	-13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.47 NPR67.36	-81.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.15 NPR22.15	-93.1%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 54.9% less for groceries

	Dominica	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.46 NPR66.54	-77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.17 NPR456.59	+163.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$2.73 NPR393.39	-78.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$1.57 NPR226.16	-71.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$1.34 NPR193.41	-73.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$0.93 NPR134.01	-68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.39 NPR55.58	-64.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.50 NPR71.73	-75.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.26 NPR37.68	-88.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.18 NPR26.32	-88.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.25 NPR36.60	-81.5%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 44.6% less for transportation

	Dominica	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$4.54 NPR653.16	-15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$11.71 NPR1,683.88	-78.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$28,860.29 NPR4,151,652.63	-17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$9.69 NPR1,394.46	-66.8%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 79.3% less for housing

	Dominica	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$8.21 NPR1,180.85	-88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$80.01 NPR11,509.21	-71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$52.43 NPR7,541.81	-74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$18.56 NPR2,669.95	-82.9%
Average			-79.3%

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pay 52.5% less for childcare

	Dominica	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$52.04 NPR7,485.49	-59.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$2,428.89 NPR349,403.64	-45.3%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.16 NPR310.07	+16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$1.40 NPR201.70	-66.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.59 NPR373.28	-64.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$17.84 NPR2,566.55	-61.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$2.74 NPR394.14	-67.1%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 51.8% less for clothing

	Dominica	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$20.52 NPR2,951.45	-63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$24.55 NPR3,532.07	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$41.57 NPR5,980.55	-43.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$30.69 NPR4,414.50	-66.8%
Average			-51.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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