Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 53.9% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Bern, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Bern
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
|
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