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
DOP606.70
|
$4.08
FCFA2,325
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP391.42
|
$4.90
FCFA2,790
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP62.27
|
$1.44
FCFA818
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.37
|
$0.44
FCFA251
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP112.84
|
$0.40
FCFA229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP190.77
|
$6.54
FCFA3,720
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP291.11
|
$9.09
FCFA5,175
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP140.39
|
$1.49
FCFA848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP171.26
|
$2.72
FCFA1,547
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP81.40
|
$1.89
FCFA1,076
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.99
|
$0.86
FCFA492
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP80.11
|
$0.89
FCFA506
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.02
|
$0.51
FCFA290
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.33
|
$0.69
FCFA394
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP64.59
|
$0.62
FCFA353
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP284.57
|
$4.60
FCFA2,616
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,892.77
|
$16.34
FCFA9,300
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,663,541.67
|
$31,043.95
FCFA17,669,743
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,103.21
|
$3.76
FCFA2,139
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,506.19
|
$43.57
FCFA24,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP43,421.69
|
$149.77
FCFA85,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,372.54
|
$191.98
FCFA109,273
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,922.11
|
$46.85
FCFA26,669
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,446.64
|
$231.89
FCFA131,989
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP366,147.29
|
$1,552.20
FCFA883,487
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP146.78
|
$1.06
FCFA604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP152.90
|
$1.60
FCFA909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP269.10
|
$1.63
FCFA930
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,663.84
|
$19.06
FCFA10,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP379.19
|
$8.17
FCFA4,650
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP3,938.68
|
$24.51
FCFA13,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,363.78
|
$28.59
FCFA16,275
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,115.96
|
$24.51
FCFA13,950
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,500.39
|
$44.93
FCFA25,575
|
|
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