Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 21.3% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$6.20
CFA3,817
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$7.61
CFA4,686
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$2.22
CFA1,369
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$4.84
CFA2,981
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$5.26
CFA3,235
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$20.95
CFA12,894
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,020,723
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$22.63
CFA13,926
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$47.86
CFA29,458
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$820.04
CFA504,692
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$465.09
CFA286,240
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$82.00
CFA50,464
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$246.76
CFA151,868
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,115,308
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$3.64
CFA2,238
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$69.56
CFA42,810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$53.64
CFA33,010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$36.32
CFA22,350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$83.53
CFA51,407
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$76.26
CFA46,936
|
|
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