Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 53.9% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Bern, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.79
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.19
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.09
|
$1.45
F CFA877
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.71
|
$1.34
F CFA811
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF3.00
|
$0.68
F CFA414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.93
|
$6.82
F CFA4,121
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.77
|
$9.41
F CFA5,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.53
|
$2.39
F CFA1,444
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.34
|
$4.97
F CFA3,005
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.27
|
$1.00
F CFA606
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF1.00
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.17
|
$0.96
F CFA580
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.44
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
$0.51
F CFA306
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF7.05
|
$6.06
F CFA3,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.98
|
$20.64
F CFA12,479
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF33,205.38
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,471,673
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF47.48
|
$28.89
F CFA17,470
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.81
|
$47.86
F CFA28,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,455.94
|
$925.69
F CFA559,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,054.54
|
$363.71
F CFA219,920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF233.06
|
$90.91
F CFA54,971
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,682.75
|
$251.78
F CFA152,238
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,370.77
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,477,711
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.58
|
$2.48
F CFA1,497
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.64
|
$3.91
F CFA2,364
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.36
|
$1.32
F CFA799
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF70.06
|
$65.49
F CFA39,599
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.25
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF134.35
|
$59.44
F CFA35,938
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF56.52
|
$35.77
F CFA21,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF146.16
|
$82.22
F CFA49,715
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF167.76
|
$75.12
F CFA45,422
|
|
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