Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 26.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$1.45
F CFA881
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$1.34
F CFA815
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$0.68
F CFA415
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
$6.82
F CFA4,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$9.41
F CFA5,715
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$2.39
F CFA1,450
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$4.97
F CFA3,019
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$1.00
F CFA608
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.78
F CFA474
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.51
F CFA307
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
$6.06
F CFA3,682
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
$20.64
F CFA12,534
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,544,709
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
$28.89
F CFA17,547
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
$47.86
F CFA29,064
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
$925.69
F CFA562,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
$363.71
F CFA220,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$90.91
F CFA55,215
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
$251.78
F CFA152,913
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,501,999
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
$2.48
F CFA1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$3.91
F CFA2,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$1.32
F CFA802
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
$65.49
F CFA39,774
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
$59.44
F CFA36,098
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
$35.77
F CFA21,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
$82.22
F CFA49,936
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
$75.12
F CFA45,623
|
|
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