Dakar is 17.5% more expensive than Beijing.

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

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Beijing
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.37
CN¥31.56
$8.38
CFA5,063
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.82
CN¥42.08
$8.38
CFA5,063
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
CN¥3.83
$1.07
CFA648

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pay 6.5% more for groceries

 
Beijing
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
$2.04
CN¥14.74
$0.59
CFA354
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.63
CN¥47.94
$6.20
CFA3,746
Milk (1 gallon) $7.67
CN¥55.44
$7.61
CFA4,599

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pay 70.3% more for transportation

 
Beijing
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.79
CN¥34.64
$5.26
CFA3,175
Monthly public transit pass $43.66
CN¥315.63
$20.95
CFA12,657
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
$27,655.66
CFA16,706,885

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pay 41.2% more for housing

 
Beijing
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.10
CN¥145.26
$47.86
CFA28,915
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
$820.04
CFA495,387
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $634.84
CN¥4,588.97
$465.09
CFA280,962

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pay 77.9% less for childcare

 
Beijing
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $951.31
CN¥6,876.67
$246.76
CFA149,068
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
$5,061.82
CFA3,057,866

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Beijing
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.46
CN¥10.52
$2.51
CFA1,519
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.37
CN¥31.62
$3.64
CFA2,196
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.37
CN¥31.56
$1.34
CFA810

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

 
Beijing
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$69.18
CN¥500.05
$53.64
CFA32,401
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.88
CN¥317.21
$36.32
CFA21,938
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.48
CN¥646.81
$83.53
CFA50,459

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