Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.5% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.13
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.99
|
$1.45
F CFA888
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$1.34
F CFA821
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.47
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$6.82
F CFA4,172
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.93
|
$9.41
F CFA5,759
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.09
|
$4.97
F CFA3,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.00
F CFA613
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.96
F CFA587
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.78
F CFA478
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.59
F CFA363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.76
|
$6.06
F CFA3,710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€29.30
|
$20.64
F CFA12,631
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,647.23
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,673,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.18
|
$28.89
F CFA17,683
|
|
pay 27.9% more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.77
|
$47.86
F CFA29,290
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€776.16
|
$925.69
F CFA566,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€557.45
|
$363.71
F CFA222,608
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€150.18
|
$90.91
F CFA55,643
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€494.54
|
$251.78
F CFA154,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,546.99
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,544,665
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$2.48
F CFA1,516
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.15
|
$3.91
F CFA2,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.91
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.87
|
$65.49
F CFA40,083
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.08
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€76.11
|
$59.44
F CFA36,377
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.47
|
$35.77
F CFA21,894
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€90.12
|
$82.22
F CFA50,323
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€104.24
|
$75.12
F CFA45,977
|
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