Cost of living comparison

Yaounde, Cameroon

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 43.7% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.3% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, clothing, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, transportation, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 58.0% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,445	$10.23 DOP646.29	+150.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA2,934	$6.60 DOP416.96	+34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA861	$1.05 DOP66.33	-26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA264	$0.77 DOP48.33	+73.5%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 43.7% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA241	$1.90 DOP120.21	+373.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA3,912	$3.22 DOP203.21	-50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,442	$4.91 DOP310.10	-46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA892	$2.37 DOP149.55	+58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,626	$2.89 DOP182.43	+6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,131	$1.37 DOP86.71	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA518	$0.35 DOP22.36	-59.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA532	$1.35 DOP85.34	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA305	$0.79 DOP50.09	+55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA414	$0.98 DOP62.14	+42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA371	$1.09 DOP68.81	+75.5%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Yaounde	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,751	$4.80 DOP303.14	+4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,779	$82.54 DOP5,212.00	+405.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA18,580,386	$28,062.96 DOP1,772,079.46	-9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,249	$18.61 DOP1,175.19	+395.2%
Average			+198.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA26,078	$42.28 DOP2,669.70	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA89,642	$732.50 DOP46,254.74	+389.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA114,905	$411.15 DOP25,962.73	+114.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA28,043	$66.16 DOP4,178.01	+41.2%
Average			+135.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA138,791	$361.79 DOP22,845.93	+56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA929,019	$6,176.69 DOP390,036.57	+297.9%
Average			+176.9%

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pay 97.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA636	$2.48 DOP156.36	+133.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA955	$2.58 DOP162.87	+61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA978	$4.54 DOP286.66	+177.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA11,409	$44.94 DOP2,837.64	+135.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,890	$6.40 DOP403.93	-21.7%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,669	$66.44 DOP4,195.66	+171.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA17,114	$56.74 DOP3,583.25	+98.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA14,669	$103.17 DOP6,515.00	+321.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA26,893	$109.66 DOP6,924.51	+144.1%
Average			+183.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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