Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 77.3% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.0% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Dominica
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 21.3% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.9% more in Dominica
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Dominica

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

Dominica vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominica instead of Cameroon, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 74.0% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,771	$7.40 EC$20.00	+59.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,689	$6.66 EC$18.00	+48.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA824	$1.71 EC$4.62	+24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA336	$1.48 EC$4.00	+163.8%
Average			+74.0%

Cameroon vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Cameroon	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA241	$2.47 EC$6.67	+513.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA5,867	$1.11 EC$3.00	-88.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA5,633	$14.24 EC$38.49	+51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,066	$5.18 EC$14.00	+190.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA1,874	$4.69 EC$12.66	+49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA976	$2.85 EC$7.71	+75.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA478	$1.02 EC$2.77	+28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA466	$2.12 EC$5.74	+172.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA335	$2.41 EC$6.50	+329.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA537	$1.48 EC$4.00	+64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA405	$1.39 EC$3.75	+105.1%
Average			+135.6%

Cameroon vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Cameroon	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,637	$4.49 EC$12.13	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,779	$32.25 EC$87.16	+97.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA15,446,983	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	+28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,331	$37.00 EC$100.00	+850.2%
Average			+244.6%

Cameroon vs. Dominica - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.1% less for housing

	Cameroon	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA57,588	$56.74 EC$153.33	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA212,926	$283.68 EC$766.67	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA158,769	$203.51 EC$550.00	-23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA41,815	$106.28 EC$287.22	+52.1%
Average			-8.1%

Cameroon vs. Dominica - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 21.3% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA205,664	$111.01 EC$300.00	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,593,676	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	+25.1%
Average			-21.3%

Cameroon vs. Dominica - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 99.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA685	$1.85 EC$5.00	+61.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA955	$3.10 EC$8.38	+94.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,141	$7.40 EC$20.00	+288.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA16,842	$43.17 EC$116.67	+53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,890	$8.33 EC$22.50	+1.9%
Average			+99.9%

Cameroon vs. Dominica - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA25,002	$70.92 EC$191.67	+69.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA31,239	$38.24 EC$103.33	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA57,878	$148.01 EC$400.00	+53.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA66,140	$77.70 EC$210.00	-29.7%
Average			+16.6%

Cameroon vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: April 2025

More cost comparisons

Cameroon vs.

United Kingdom

Cameroon vs.

Spain

Cameroon vs.

France

Cameroon vs.

Germany

Cameroon vs.

Poland

Cameroon vs.

Egypt

Cameroon vs.

China

Cameroon vs.

Italy

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Yaounde vs. Roseau

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Cameroon

Add prices for Dominica

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dominica or Cameroon. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.