Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 46.8% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Havana, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Havana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 54.1% more for transportation
Havana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
Havana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
Havana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Havana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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