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Dominica vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 17.5% more expensive than Senegal overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 83.8% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Dominica
Housing: pay 19.3% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 45.4% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.1% more in Dominica
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Dominica

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

Dominica vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.5% more for restaurants

	Senegal	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,771	$7.40 EC$20.00	+50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,895	$7.03 EC$19.00	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA504	$2.47 EC$6.67	+175.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA612	$2.22 EC$6.00	+104.4%
Average			+74.5%

Senegal vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.8% more for groceries

	Senegal	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA360	$2.10 EC$5.67	+228.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,628	$1.20 EC$3.25	-81.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,378	$12.61 EC$34.07	+32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,582	$5.60 EC$15.13	+99.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,477	$5.09 EC$13.76	+15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA716	$2.91 EC$7.86	+128.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA480	$1.07 EC$2.90	+26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA683	$2.03 EC$5.49	+67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA552	$2.33 EC$6.30	+138.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA391	$1.62 EC$4.37	+133.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA330	$1.37 EC$3.71	+134.5%
Average			+83.8%

Senegal vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Senegal	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,776	$5.39 EC$14.58	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,345	$53.13 EC$143.58	-34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA20,909,149	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,336	$29.23 EC$79.00	+45.3%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 19.3% less for housing

	Senegal	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,368	$70.92 EC$191.67	+46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA530,034	$283.68 EC$766.67	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA205,565	$203.51 EC$550.00	-44.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,297	$108.58 EC$293.44	-9.1%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 45.4% less for childcare

	Senegal	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA151,150	$129.51 EC$350.00	-51.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4,106,255	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-39.1%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Senegal	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,512	$1.85 EC$5.00	-31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,520	$4.13 EC$11.17	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,008	$7.40 EC$20.00	+313.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,215	$46.25 EC$125.00	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,038	$8.33 EC$22.50	-6.9%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Senegal	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,474	$55.50 EC$150.00	+6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,871	$37.00 EC$100.00	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,140	$74.00 EC$200.00	-32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA73,896	$92.51 EC$250.00	-29.5%
Average			-19.7%

Senegal 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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