Cost of living comparison

Zambia

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 37.4% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 53.5% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 71.7% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 20.5% more in Dominica
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% more in Dominica
Clothing: pay 85.8% more in Dominica

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

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Dominica vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.1% more for restaurants

	Zambia	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW110.20	$7.40 EC$20.00	+33.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW100.18	$6.57 EC$17.75	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 ZMW12.52	$2.47 EC$6.67	+292.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ZMW7.20	$2.22 EC$6.00	+514.4%
Average			+72.1%

Zambia vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.5% more for groceries

	Zambia	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ZMW23.48	$2.10 EC$5.67	+78.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.63	$1.20 EC$3.25	-76.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 ZMW126.88	$12.61 EC$34.07	+98.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ZMW35.36	$5.60 EC$15.13	+215.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.22	$5.09 EC$13.76	+77.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ZMW22.03	$2.91 EC$7.86	+163.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.94	$1.07 EC$2.90	-2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.94	$2.03 EC$5.49	+22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.88	$2.33 EC$6.30	+234.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.20	$1.62 EC$4.37	+39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.51	$1.37 EC$3.71	+65.7%
Average			+53.5%

Zambia vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

	Zambia	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 ZMW108.98	$5.39 EC$14.58	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW999.41	$53.13 EC$143.58	+5.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+365.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW290.52	$29.23 EC$79.00	+100.5%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 20.5% more for housing

	Zambia	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	$70.92 EC$191.67	+29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.45 ZMW5,588.55	$283.68 EC$766.67	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.11 ZMW3,290.10	$203.51 EC$550.00	+23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	$108.58 EC$293.44	+76.5%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	Zambia	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	$129.51 EC$350.00	-6.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-73.3%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.05	$1.85 EC$5.00	+47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.21	$4.13 EC$11.17	+46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.11	$7.40 EC$20.00	+145.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	$46.25 EC$125.00	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW120.22	$8.33 EC$22.50	+38.0%
Average			+32.6%

Zambia vs. Dominica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 85.8% more for clothing

	Zambia	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW463.85	$55.50 EC$150.00	+138.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.88	$37.00 EC$100.00	+139.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW900.42	$74.00 EC$200.00	+63.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	$92.51 EC$250.00	+27.5%
Average			+85.8%

Zambia vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

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