Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 39.5% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 27.5% more in Dominica
Childcare: pay 29.6% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.5% more in Dominica
Clothing: pay 63.5% more in Dominica

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Dominica are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Dominica.

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Dominica vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$7.40 EC$20.00	-27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$6.57 EC$17.75	+11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$2.47 EC$6.67	+124.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$2.22 EC$6.00	+278.9%
Average			+11.2%

Swaziland vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Swaziland	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$2.10 EC$5.67	+153.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$1.20 EC$3.25	-77.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$12.61 EC$34.07	+113.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$5.60 EC$15.13	+210.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$5.09 EC$13.76	+96.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$2.91 EC$7.86	+261.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$1.07 EC$2.90	+269.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$2.03 EC$5.49	+263.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$2.33 EC$6.30	+271.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$1.62 EC$4.37	+178.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$1.37 EC$3.71	+97.5%
Average			+124.4%

Swaziland vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$5.39 EC$14.58	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.13 EC$143.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.23 EC$79.00
Average			+9.8%

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pay 27.5% more for housing

	Swaziland	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$70.92 EC$191.67	+162.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$283.68 EC$766.67	+4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$203.51 EC$550.00	+15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$108.58 EC$293.44	+121.5%
Average			+27.5%

Swaziland vs. Dominica - Cost of housing

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pay 29.6% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-29.6%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$1.85 EC$5.00	-12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$4.13 EC$11.17	+61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$7.40 EC$20.00	+164.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$46.25 EC$125.00	+105.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$8.33 EC$22.50	+130.9%
Average			+74.5%

Swaziland vs. Dominica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 63.5% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$55.50 EC$150.00	+60.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$37.00 EC$100.00	+146.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$74.00 EC$200.00	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$92.51 EC$250.00	+71.1%
Average			+63.5%

Swaziland vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

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