Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 55.7% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Dakar instead of China, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
China
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.11
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.02
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
China
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.07
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.68
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.68
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
China
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.60
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥155.06
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,893.02
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥30.01
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
China
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.40
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,904.72
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,793.61
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.19
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
China
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,306.83
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,538.96
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.23
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.61
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.17
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.02
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
China
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.30
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.31
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.45
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.63
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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