Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 37.2% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$30.16
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.21
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.10
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.77
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$21.15
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.32
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.85
|
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.13
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.46
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.45
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.98
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 63.8% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.39
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$245.31
|
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.62
|
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 95.5% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$134.86
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$321.62
|
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
|
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