Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 25.4% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Canada, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Canada
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Canada
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Canada
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Canada
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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