Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 3.4% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
|
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