Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 11.7% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Dakar instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,590.27
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC5,082.07
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,048.25
|
$1.45
F CFA877
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC780.91
|
$1.34
F CFA810
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,386.26
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,343.40
|
$6.82
F CFA4,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,823.08
|
$9.41
F CFA5,685
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,692.51
|
$2.39
F CFA1,442
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,374.01
|
$4.97
F CFA3,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,186.35
|
$1.00
F CFA605
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC329.20
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC678.32
|
$0.96
F CFA580
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC667.42
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC640.41
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC561.83
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,911.78
|
$6.06
F CFA3,663
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,886.35
|
$20.64
F CFA12,469
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,465,894.18
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,459,535
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC7,116.88
|
$28.89
F CFA17,457
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,774.75
|
$47.86
F CFA28,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC365,064.77
|
$925.69
F CFA559,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC231,040.84
|
$363.71
F CFA219,758
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,572.76
|
$90.91
F CFA54,930
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC241,398.14
|
$251.78
F CFA152,126
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,581,287.05
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,473,674
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,804.13
|
$2.48
F CFA1,496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,855.60
|
$3.91
F CFA2,362
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,388.57
|
$1.32
F CFA798
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,670.22
|
$65.49
F CFA39,569
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC4,065.65
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC43,618.20
|
$59.44
F CFA35,912
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC27,208.08
|
$35.77
F CFA21,614
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC66,021.97
|
$82.22
F CFA49,679
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC62,257.98
|
$75.12
F CFA45,388
|
|
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