Cost of living comparison

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Dakar is 26.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

If you lived in Dakar instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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