Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 53.4% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
?? | |
pay 4.2% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
?? | |
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 62.2% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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