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Dakar vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 2.1 times more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 72.7% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 89.3% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Dakar
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 36.6% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.2% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in Dakar

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

Dakar vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.7% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.00	$4.92 F CFA2,755	-28.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 KGS500.00	$10.46 F CFA5,861	+83.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 KGS60.00	$0.89 F CFA501	+30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 KGS31.09	$1.09 F CFA608	+205.5%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 89.3% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 KGS42.62	$0.64 F CFA358	+31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 KGS355.39	$6.44 F CFA3,607	+58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.12	$9.55 F CFA5,347	+167.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KGS150.42	$2.81 F CFA1,573	+63.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 KGS190.68	$4.40 F CFA2,463	+101.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 KGS43.27	$1.27 F CFA712	+156.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.62	$0.85 F CFA477	-0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.41	$1.21 F CFA679	+30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS62.37	$0.98 F CFA549	+37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.54	$0.69 F CFA389	+169.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.17	$0.59 F CFA328	+167.0%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.11 KGS272.26	$6.70 F CFA3,755	+115.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	$80.49 F CFA45,084	+590.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,735.85 KGS3,300,000.00	$37,116.17 F CFA20,788,638	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 KGS280.00	$20.12 F CFA11,271	+528.5%
Average			+308.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bishkek	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.91 KGS1,041.67	$48.58 F CFA27,211	+307.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.26 KGS44,272.71	$940.87 F CFA526,979	+85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.78 KGS32,861.85	$364.90 F CFA204,380	-2.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.63 KGS2,591.13	$119.46 F CFA66,909	+303.2%
Average			+173.5%

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pay 36.6% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.59 KGS17,454.55	$268.31 F CFA150,279	+34.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,249.21 KGS459,043.75	$7,289.08 F CFA4,082,588	+38.9%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$2.68 F CFA1,503	+95.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KGS186.30	$4.47 F CFA2,505	+109.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KGS160.00	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.97 KGS4,107.14	$50.08 F CFA28,052	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 KGS420.00	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+86.2%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.88 KGS3,400.00	$52.32 F CFA29,304	+34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 KGS3,476.92	$47.70 F CFA26,716	+20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.12 KGS8,405.88	$110.31 F CFA61,782	+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.77 KGS9,250.00	$131.17 F CFA73,470	+24.0%
Average			+23.4%

Bishkek vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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