Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 23.5% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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