Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.3 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 79.1% more for housing
Abuja
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 44.7% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
|
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