Cost of living comparison

China

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Senegal

Dakar vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 23.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 69.3% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Dakar
Housing: pay 11.1% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 54.1% less in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Dakar

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Dakar are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Dakar. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dakar.

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Dakar vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.3% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$5.12 F CFA3,014	+14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$11.10 F CFA6,530	+112.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.48	$1.22 F CFA721	+134.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.82	$0.87 F CFA515	+221.2%
Average			+69.3%

Beijing vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.53	$0.73 F CFA427	-58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.16	$8.68 F CFA5,107	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.78	$9.67 F CFA5,691	+50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.50	$2.47 F CFA1,453	+22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.78	$4.08 F CFA2,404	+178.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.23	$1.45 F CFA856	+55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.27	$0.86 F CFA505	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.19	$1.32 F CFA775	+41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.74	$0.79 F CFA467	+11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.14	$0.62 F CFA365	+92.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.65	$0.43 F CFA251	+7.3%
Average			+27.4%

Beijing vs. Dakar - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.12	$6.27 F CFA3,689	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥228.99	$76.82 F CFA45,206	+123.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$50,357.24 F CFA30M	+159.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.26	$19.20 F CFA11,301	+310.0%
Average			+103.6%

Beijing vs. Dakar - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.25	$46.36 F CFA27,284	+224.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,252.37	$810.84 F CFA477K	-13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,544.34	$431.19 F CFA254K	-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥296.96	$155.27 F CFA91,373	+249.0%
Average			+11.1%

Beijing vs. Dakar - Cost of housing

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,360.75	$321.49 F CFA189K	-50.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥162K	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	-57.2%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$2.56 F CFA1,507	+114.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.03	$3.37 F CFA1,984	-6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥28.87	$2.13 F CFA1,256	-50.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥276.67	$44.81 F CFA26,370	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥49.78	$8.54 F CFA5,023	+14.4%
Average			+13.0%

Beijing vs. Dakar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥470.92	$58.04 F CFA34,155	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥269.73	$45.52 F CFA26,789	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥580.64	$85.35 F CFA50,229	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥837.05	$96.73 F CFA56,926	-22.9%
Average			-8.5%

Beijing vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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