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South Africa vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 13.9% cheaper than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.8% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 34.7% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in South Africa
Housing: pay 14.2% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 11.6% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in South Africa

The cost of housing and childcare in South Africa are more expensive than in Dominica. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 30.8% less for restaurants

	Dominica	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-58.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.80 ZAR13.74	-63.8%
Average			-30.8%

Dominica vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.7% less for groceries

	Dominica	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.88 ZAR66.47	+223.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-65.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-58.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-75.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-66.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-69.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.59 ZAR10.02	-63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.60 ZAR10.27	-56.3%
Average			-34.7%

Dominica vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Dominica	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$4.92 ZAR84.25	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	-39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$9.34 ZAR159.79	-68.1%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	Dominica	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$39.36 ZAR673.48	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	+42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	+77.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	-18.8%
Average			+14.2%

Dominica vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay 11.6% more for childcare

	Dominica	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	+34.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	-10.8%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.18 ZAR37.27	+17.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.96 ZAR50.72	-60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-34.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$6.85 ZAR117.19	-17.7%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Dominica	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$50.74 ZAR868.31	-8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	+27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	-11.6%
Average			-1.1%

Dominica vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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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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