Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 31.6% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 31.9% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 84.8% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 34.0% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 10.1% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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