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Dakar vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 38.1% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 45.7% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 73.0% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 65.4% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 18.5% less in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.0% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Dakar

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Dakar are more expensive than in Bogota.

Dakar vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 COP18,784.40	$4.92 F CFA2,785	-3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 COP28,176.60	$10.46 F CFA5,924	+36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 COP4,002.64	$0.89 F CFA506	-18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 COP2,520.92	$1.09 F CFA615	+58.1%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 45.7% more for groceries

	Bogota	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 COP5,506.30	$0.64 F CFA362	-57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 COP9,678.79	$6.44 F CFA3,645	+144.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 COP18,075.64	$9.55 F CFA5,405	+93.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 COP8,024.35	$2.81 F CFA1,590	+28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 COP9,408.90	$4.40 F CFA2,489	+71.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 COP5,015.07	$1.27 F CFA719	-7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,769.20	$0.85 F CFA482	+76.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,540.16	$1.21 F CFA686	+75.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 COP2,245.06	$0.98 F CFA554	+60.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 COP2,185.41	$0.69 F CFA393	+16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,122.12	$0.59 F CFA331	+1.2%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 73.0% more for transportation

	Bogota	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 COP14,768.15	$6.70 F CFA3,795	+66.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.77 COP161K	$80.49 F CFA45,566	+83.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,277.24 COP63M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+114.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.87 COP58,231.63	$20.12 F CFA11,392	+26.8%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 65.4% more for housing

	Bogota	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 COP103K	$48.58 F CFA27,502	+72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.73 COP2M	$940.87 F CFA533K	+100.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.03 COP1M	$364.90 F CFA207K	+4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.10 COP239K	$119.46 F CFA67,625	+83.5%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 18.5% less for childcare

	Bogota	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$323.97 COP1M	$268.31 F CFA152K	-17.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,101.91 COP33M	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-19.9%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 COP4,696.10	$2.68 F CFA1,519	+109.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 COP6,988.90	$4.47 F CFA2,532	+134.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 COP10,965.39	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-40.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.93 COP98,813.75	$50.08 F CFA28,352	+86.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 COP18,784.40	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+74.7%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Bogota	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.64 COP234K	$52.32 F CFA29,618	-17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 COP164K	$47.70 F CFA27,002	+6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.65 COP380K	$110.31 F CFA62,443	+6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.70 COP333K	$131.17 F CFA74,256	+44.6%
Average			+9.9%

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