Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 24.5% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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