Dominica vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominica Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$384
$413
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$508
$234
💸 GDP per capita
$10405
$1235
😃 Human freedom index
6.1
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
39
🌐 English speaking %
94%
16%
🎓 Higher education
32
49
😀 Quality of life
42
30
🏙️ Population
74.7K
19.6M

The average cost of living in Dominica ($1024) is 26% more expensive than in Zambia ($811). Dominica ranked 88th vs 129th for Zambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dominica compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 114th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Dominica vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Dominica and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Dominica Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.98
$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$3.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$930
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.6
$109
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
25.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1041
$7609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.4
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.72
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.93
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$18.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.96
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3331
$9520

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In Dominica

City Cost of living Population
Roseau
$995
14.7K
Portsmouth
$1144
3.63K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$728
2.47M
Kitwe
$1055
625K
Ndola
$656
528K
Livingstone
$715
177K
Chingola
$1051
255K
Mufulira
$1208
182K
Kasama
$909
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$810
65.2K
Choma
$753
51.8K
Mansa
$922
45.5K