Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 40.6% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
|
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