Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 8.4% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Prague, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Dakar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK219.23
|
$8.26
F CFA5,010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK199.30
|
$8.26
F CFA5,010
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.14
|
$1.45
F CFA881
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.36
|
$1.34
F CFA814
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Prague
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.34
|
$0.68
F CFA415
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK142.65
|
$6.82
F CFA4,137
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK90.03
|
$9.41
F CFA5,711
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.50
|
$2.39
F CFA1,449
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK93.00
|
$4.97
F CFA3,017
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.45
|
$1.00
F CFA608
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.98
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.71
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.63
|
$0.78
F CFA474
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.13
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.58
|
$0.51
F CFA307
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Prague
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK146.90
|
$6.06
F CFA3,680
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK548.08
|
$20.64
F CFA12,526
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK612,857.28
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,534,458
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK285.00
|
$28.89
F CFA17,537
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Prague
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK492.35
|
$47.86
F CFA29,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,430.13
|
$925.69
F CFA561,852
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,989.19
|
$363.71
F CFA220,758
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,322.58
|
$90.91
F CFA55,181
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
Prague
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,492.89
|
$251.78
F CFA152,818
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK268,473.11
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,498,590
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK59.29
|
$2.48
F CFA1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK71.42
|
$3.91
F CFA2,373
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK149.48
|
$1.32
F CFA802
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,400.36
|
$65.49
F CFA39,750
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK249.13
|
$8.26
F CFA5,010
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Prague
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,895.72
|
$59.44
F CFA36,075
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK896.07
|
$35.77
F CFA21,712
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,238.29
|
$82.22
F CFA49,905
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,635.62
|
$75.12
F CFA45,595
|
|
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