Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 20.3% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
|
pay 54.5% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
|
pay 11.7% more for housing
Dominica
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Dominica
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
|
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