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Dominica vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 41.8% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% less in Dominica
Groceries: pay 88.2% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Dominica
Housing: pay 40.3% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 2.9% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% more in Dominica
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in Dominica

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

Dominica vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.3% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	$7.40 EC$20.00	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	$7.03 EC$19.00	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.81	$2.47 EC$6.67	+23.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.36	$2.22 EC$6.00	+48.0%
Average			-1.3%

Haiti vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.2% more for groceries

	Haiti	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.27	$2.10 EC$5.67	-16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$1.20 EC$3.25	-75.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.30	$12.61 EC$34.07	+122.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.92	$5.60 EC$15.13	+100.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.34	$5.09 EC$13.76	-26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$2.91 EC$7.86	+28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.25	$1.07 EC$2.90	+97.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$2.03 EC$5.49	+347.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$2.33 EC$6.30	+413.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$1.62 EC$4.37	-28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.26	$1.37 EC$3.71	+8.1%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.79	$5.39 EC$14.58	+25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	$53.13 EC$143.58	+165.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.64	$29.23 EC$79.00	+716.5%
Average			+227.1%

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pay 40.3% less for housing

	Haiti	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	$70.92 EC$191.67	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	$283.68 EC$766.67	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	$203.51 EC$550.00	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	$108.58 EC$293.44	+42.0%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 2.9% less for childcare

	Haiti	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	$129.51 EC$350.00	+29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-35.3%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$1.85 EC$5.00	-63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.69	$4.13 EC$11.17	+150.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.81	$7.40 EC$20.00	+270.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	$46.25 EC$125.00	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	$8.33 EC$22.50	-16.7%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Haiti	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	$55.50 EC$150.00	-30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	$37.00 EC$100.00	-50.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	$74.00 EC$200.00	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	$92.51 EC$250.00	-38.3%
Average			-39.5%

Haiti vs. Dominica - 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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