Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.1 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 57.4% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA421
|
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
|
pay 94.4% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA846
|
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
|
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