Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.1 times more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 77.7% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 71.3% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 94.7% more for housing
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
|
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