Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 16.8% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL999
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL734
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$1.45
F CFA877
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.34
F CFA810
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL564
|
$6.82
F CFA4,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL701
|
$9.41
F CFA5,685
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
$2.39
F CFA1,442
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL335
|
$4.97
F CFA3,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.00
F CFA605
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL103
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.96
F CFA580
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL721
|
$6.06
F CFA3,663
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,598
|
$20.64
F CFA12,469
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,527
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,459,535
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
$28.89
F CFA17,457
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
$47.86
F CFA28,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,750
|
$925.69
F CFA559,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,328
|
$363.71
F CFA219,758
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,234
|
$90.91
F CFA54,930
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,838
|
$251.78
F CFA152,126
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL450,620
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,473,674
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL250
|
$2.48
F CFA1,496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL168
|
$3.91
F CFA2,362
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
$1.32
F CFA798
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
$65.49
F CFA39,569
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL799
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
$59.44
F CFA35,912
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
$35.77
F CFA21,614
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,857
|
$82.22
F CFA49,679
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,682
|
$75.12
F CFA45,388
|
|
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