Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 11.0% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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