Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 3.5% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
|
Dominica
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 94.8% more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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