Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 33.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
Brussels
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
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