Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 30.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.40
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.97
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$1.45
F CFA877
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$1.34
F CFA810
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.44
|
$6.82
F CFA4,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.06
|
$9.41
F CFA5,685
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$2.39
F CFA1,442
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$4.97
F CFA3,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.00
F CFA605
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.96
F CFA580
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$6.06
F CFA3,663
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.64
F CFA12,469
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,407.52
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,459,535
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.93
|
$28.89
F CFA17,457
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.62
|
$47.86
F CFA28,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,728.44
|
$925.69
F CFA559,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,339.45
|
$363.71
F CFA219,758
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.41
|
$90.91
F CFA54,930
|
|
pay 65.4% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,082.16
|
$251.78
F CFA152,126
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,475.03
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,473,674
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.99
|
$2.48
F CFA1,496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$3.91
F CFA2,362
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.49
|
$1.32
F CFA798
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.15
|
$65.49
F CFA39,569
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.53
|
$59.44
F CFA35,912
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.54
|
$35.77
F CFA21,614
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.34
|
$82.22
F CFA49,679
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.47
|
$75.12
F CFA45,388
|
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