Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
FCFA905
|
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
FCFA278
|
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
FCFA4,115
|
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
FCFA5,725
|
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
FCFA938
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
FCFA1,711
|
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,190
|
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA544
|
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA560
|
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA321
|
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA391
|
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
FCFA2,894
|
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,043.95
FCFA19,546,453
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
FCFA2,366
|
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
FCFA27,434
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.77
FCFA94,303
|
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.98
FCFA120,879
|
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.85
FCFA29,501
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.89
FCFA146,007
|
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.20
FCFA977,323
|
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
|
pay 97.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.06
FCFA12,002
|
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.59
FCFA18,003
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
|
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