Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 77.3% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 74.0% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
|
pay 21.3% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 99.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
|
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