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Dominican Republic vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 18.8% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 8.0% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 18.4% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 6.0% less in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Cameroon	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,029	$6.57 DOP410.40	+22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,194	$7.06 DOP441.19	+25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA894	$0.92 DOP57.76	-41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA387	$0.60 DOP37.61	-12.0%
Average			-1.4%

Cameroon vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.0% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA367	$1.44 DOP89.98	+122.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,038	$3.10 DOP193.39	-56.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,385	$4.52 DOP282.20	-60.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,217	$1.74 DOP108.73	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,603	$2.20 DOP137.15	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,083	$1.17 DOP73.35	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA478	$0.37 DOP23.25	-56.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA442	$1.09 DOP68.38	+39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA347	$0.70 DOP43.90	+14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA585	$0.67 DOP41.99	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA441	$0.96 DOP60.03	+23.4%
Average			-8.0%

Cameroon vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cameroon	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,877	$4.63 DOP289.40	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,095	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+75.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,421	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+379.1%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Cameroon	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,905	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA212,325	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146,620	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	+36.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,496	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-38.1%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 18.4% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA283,943	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	+96.2%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA656	$2.40 DOP149.71	+106.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,307	$1.93 DOP120.59	-16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,515	$4.53 DOP283.04	+69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,149	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	+13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,047	$6.24 DOP389.50	-30.1%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 6.0% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,046	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,375	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,658	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,317	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	-0.3%
Average			-6.0%

Cameroon vs. Dominican Republic - 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: December 2025

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