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Senegal

Dakar vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 3.3 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% less in Dakar
Groceries: pay 61.6% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 6.3 times more in Dakar
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 60.5 times more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Dakar

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

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Dakar vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.0% less for restaurants

	Banjul	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD540.65	$5.12 F CFA3,047	-29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD581.29	$11.10 F CFA6,602	+41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD195.15	$1.22 F CFA729	-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.95	$0.87 F CFA521	-44.6%
Average			-16.0%

Banjul vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.6% more for groceries

	Banjul	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.67	$0.73 F CFA432	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD225.00	$8.68 F CFA5,163	+185.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD378.54	$9.67 F CFA5,755	+89.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD142.50	$2.47 F CFA1,469	+28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.72	$4.08 F CFA2,430	+233.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD68.04	$1.45 F CFA865	+58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.58	$0.86 F CFA511	+52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.48	$1.32 F CFA783	+61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.36	$0.79 F CFA472	+29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.24	$0.62 F CFA369	+51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.51	$0.43 F CFA253	-3.1%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 6.3 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD296.08	$6.27 F CFA3,730	+56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD484.70	$76.82 F CFA45,710	+1072.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD195K	$50,357.24 F CFA30M	+1811.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.20 F CFA11,427
Average			+530.8%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Banjul	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,333.33	$46.36 F CFA27,588	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,589.44	$810.84 F CFA482K	+690.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD6,000.00	$431.19 F CFA257K	+431.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,720.59	$155.27 F CFA92,392	+567.8%
Average			+494.0%

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pay 60.5 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD500.00	$321.49 F CFA191K	+4658.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD10,000.00	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+7594.8%
Average			+5950.8%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD415.21	$2.56 F CFA1,524	-54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD272.86	$3.37 F CFA2,006	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD125.00	$2.13 F CFA1,270	+26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,750.00	$44.81 F CFA26,664	+89.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD250.00	$8.54 F CFA5,079	+152.6%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Banjul	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,144.00	$58.04 F CFA34,536	+3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,281.16	$45.52 F CFA27,087	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,357.82	$85.35 F CFA50,788	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,437.26	$96.73 F CFA57,560	+11.2%
Average			+0.4%

Banjul vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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