Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 10.3 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.50
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.84
|
$1.45
F CFA877
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.52
|
$1.34
F CFA811
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.67
|
$0.68
F CFA414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.00
|
$6.82
F CFA4,121
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.23
|
$9.41
F CFA5,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.00
|
$2.39
F CFA1,444
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.72
|
$4.97
F CFA3,005
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.70
|
$1.00
F CFA606
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.69
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.48
|
$0.96
F CFA580
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.36
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.24
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.35
|
$0.51
F CFA306
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD283.91
|
$6.06
F CFA3,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.64
F CFA12,479
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,000.00
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,471,673
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.89
F CFA17,470
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,333.33
|
$47.86
F CFA28,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$925.69
F CFA559,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,783.34
|
$363.71
F CFA219,920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,720.59
|
$90.91
F CFA54,971
|
|
pay 47.8 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.00
|
$251.78
F CFA152,238
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,000.00
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,477,711
|
|
pay 71.2% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.00
|
$2.48
F CFA1,497
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.80
|
$3.91
F CFA2,364
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.50
|
$1.32
F CFA799
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.00
|
$65.49
F CFA39,599
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.44
F CFA35,938
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.77
F CFA21,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.22
F CFA49,715
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.12
F CFA45,422
|
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