Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 35.2% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.9% less in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 9.6% more in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 38.4% less in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 39.8% less in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 55.4% less in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.8% less in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 62.0% less in Yaounde
Expenses including clothing, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Yaounde.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP604.19
|
$4.08
FCFA2,350
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
$4.90
FCFA2,820
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
$1.44
FCFA827
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
$0.44
FCFA254
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
$0.40
FCFA231
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
$6.54
FCFA3,760
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
$9.09
FCFA5,231
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
$1.49
FCFA857
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
$2.72
FCFA1,564
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
$1.89
FCFA1,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
$0.86
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
$0.89
FCFA512
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
$0.51
FCFA293
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
$0.69
FCFA398
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
$0.62
FCFA357
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
$4.60
FCFA2,644
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
$16.34
FCFA9,401
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
$31,043.95
FCFA17,861,931
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
$3.76
FCFA2,162
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
$43.57
FCFA25,069
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
$149.77
FCFA86,176
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
$191.98
FCFA110,462
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
$46.85
FCFA26,959
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
$231.89
FCFA133,424
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
$1,552.20
FCFA893,097
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
$1.06
FCFA611
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
$1.60
FCFA918
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
$1.63
FCFA940
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
$19.06
FCFA10,968
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
$8.17
FCFA4,701
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
$24.51
FCFA14,102
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
$28.59
FCFA16,452
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
$24.51
FCFA14,102
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
$44.93
FCFA25,853
|
|
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