Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 36.1% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 19.4% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 73.0% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of the Congo vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Dominica	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$13.96 FCFA8,454	+88.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.66 EC$18.00	$8.94 FCFA5,411	+34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 EC$4.62	$1.88 FCFA1,140	+10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$1.50 FCFA907	+1.2%
Average			+33.5%

Dominica vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Dominica	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.56 FCFA1,552	+3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$4.20 FCFA2,545	+278.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.24 EC$38.49	$7.87 FCFA4,766	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 EC$14.00	$3.39 FCFA2,054	-34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.69 EC$12.66	$2.20 FCFA1,330	-53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 EC$7.71	$1.18 FCFA714	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 EC$2.77	$0.91 FCFA552	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12 EC$5.74	$1.98 FCFA1,196	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$1.21 FCFA732	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$1.16 FCFA705	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.75	$1.05 FCFA636	-24.3%
Average			-2.0%

Dominica vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

	Dominica	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 EC$12.13	$5.18 FCFA3,138	+15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.25 EC$87.16	$22.59 FCFA13,680	-30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	$32,895.05 FCFA19,920,361	-1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00 EC$100.00	$14.09 FCFA8,536	-61.9%
Average			-19.4%

Dominica vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Dominica	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.74 EC$153.33	$75.50 FCFA45,719	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$971.39 FCFA588,245	+242.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$357.68 FCFA216,599	+75.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 EC$287.22	$456.95 FCFA276,718	+330.0%
Average			+170.3%

Dominica vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of housing

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pay 73.0% more for childcare

	Dominica	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$111.01 EC$300.00	$214.14 FCFA129,680	+92.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$5,100.00 FCFA3,088,424	+53.1%
Average			+73.0%

Dominica vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.76 FCFA1,674	+49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 EC$8.38	$4.13 FCFA2,503	+33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.75 FCFA2,271	-49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 EC$116.67	$61.25 FCFA37,090	+41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.17 FCFA4,948	-1.9%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Dominica	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.92 EC$191.67	$35.83 FCFA21,700	-49.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 EC$103.33	$37.92 FCFA22,961	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.01 EC$400.00	$92.22 FCFA55,847	-37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.70 EC$210.00	$91.67 FCFA55,511	+18.0%
Average			-17.5%

Dominica vs. Republic of the Congo - 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: March 2025

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