Cost of living comparison

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Dakar vs. Agana Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Agana
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $5.12
F CFA3,014
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $11.10
F CFA6,530
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.22
F CFA721

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Agana
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.73
F CFA427
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.68
F CFA5,107
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $9.67
F CFA5,691

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Agana
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.27
F CFA3,689
Monthly public transit pass ?? $76.82
F CFA45,206
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $50,357.24
F CFA30M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Agana
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $46.36
F CFA27,284
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $810.84
F CFA477K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $431.19
F CFA254K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Agana
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $321.49
F CFA189K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,398.32
F CFA6M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Agana
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.56
F CFA1,507
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.37
F CFA1,984
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.13
F CFA1,256

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Agana
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $58.04
F CFA34,155
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $45.52
F CFA26,789
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $85.35
F CFA50,229

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