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Swaziland vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 31.6% cheaper than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 35.9% less in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 29.9% less in Swaziland
Housing: pay 29.5% less in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 4.5% less in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 14.9% less in Swaziland

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Swaziland.

Swaziland vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Dominica	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.11 SZL52.69	-58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$2.36 SZL40.01	-66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.97 SZL16.35	-60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.56 SZL9.51	-74.7%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 35.9% less for groceries

	Dominica	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.77 SZL13.02	-63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$4.61 SZL78.06	+283.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$4.07 SZL68.95	-67.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$1.73 SZL29.27	-69.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$2.30 SZL38.95	-54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$0.71 SZL11.95	-75.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.34 SZL5.75	-68.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.44 SZL7.38	-78.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.64 SZL10.92	-72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.48 SZL8.11	-70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.58 SZL9.88	-57.5%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 29.9% less for transportation

	Dominica	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$4.52 SZL76.54	-16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$30.25 SZL512.27	-43.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$17,285.48 SZL292,724.37	-50.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$26.50 SZL448.84	-9.3%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 29.5% less for housing

	Dominica	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$28.81 SZL487.87	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$266.51 SZL4,513.32	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$187.26 SZL3,171.18	-8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$60.22 SZL1,019.75	-44.5%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 4.5% less for childcare

	Dominica	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$109.47 SZL1,853.92	-15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$4,724.70 SZL80,011.33	+6.4%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.87 SZL31.71	+1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$1.97 SZL33.43	-52.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.68 SZL45.37	-63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$28.81 SZL487.87	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$3.75 SZL63.42	-55.0%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 14.9% less for clothing

	Dominica	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$46.08 SZL780.27	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$24.01 SZL406.56	-35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$74.90 SZL1,268.47	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$84.51 SZL1,431.10	-8.6%
Average			-14.9%

Dominica vs. Swaziland - 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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