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Nigeria

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Senegal

Dakar vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 80.3% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 30.1% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 93.1% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 27.9% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.8% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 63.7% more in Dakar

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Dakar are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN2,983.03	$4.92 F CFA2,766	+126.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,363.86	$10.46 F CFA5,885	+125.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN907.84	$0.89 F CFA503	+35.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN591.81	$1.09 F CFA611	+151.8%
Average			+109.7%

Abuja vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.1% more for groceries

	Abuja	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,579.20	$0.64 F CFA359	-44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN4,048.60	$6.44 F CFA3,622	+118.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN15,928.08	$9.55 F CFA5,369	-17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN1,990.42	$2.81 F CFA1,579	+93.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,798.66	$4.40 F CFA2,473	+115.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,750.86	$1.27 F CFA715	-0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN898.20	$0.85 F CFA479	+30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN764.32	$1.21 F CFA682	+117.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,315.39	$0.98 F CFA551	+2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,638.59	$0.69 F CFA390	-41.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,354.93	$0.59 F CFA329	-40.7%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 93.1% more for transportation

	Abuja	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,165.65	$6.70 F CFA3,770	+120.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$80.49 F CFA45,270
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN36M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN12,736.90	$20.12 F CFA11,317	+116.7%
Average			+93.1%

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pay 27.9% more for housing

	Abuja	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN63,087.96	$48.58 F CFA27,323	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3M	$940.87 F CFA529K	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN2M	$364.90 F CFA205K	-68.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN48,706.99	$119.46 F CFA67,185	+236.4%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN184K	$268.31 F CFA151K	+100.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3M	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+270.8%
Average			+185.6%

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pay 51.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,440.29	$2.68 F CFA1,509	+155.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,138.34	$4.47 F CFA2,515	+95.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,743.40	$1.79 F CFA1,006	-10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN61,501.60	$50.08 F CFA28,168	+11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN11,457.78	$8.94 F CFA5,030	+7.1%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 63.7% more for clothing

	Abuja	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN40,860.67	$52.32 F CFA29,425	+75.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN39,455.45	$47.70 F CFA26,827	+65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN94,520.76	$110.31 F CFA62,037	+60.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN117K	$131.17 F CFA73,773	+53.2%
Average			+63.7%

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