Cost of living comparison
France is 69.1% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in France instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 64.1% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 94.9% more for childcare
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
|
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