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Dakar vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 58.1% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 62.8% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Dakar
Housing: pay 91.9% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 12.2% less in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Dakar

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Dakar are more expensive than in Chisinau. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Dakar. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Chisinau, you would:

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.95 MDL154.46	$4.92 F CFA2,766	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 MDL133.87	$10.46 F CFA5,885	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MDL15.07	$0.89 F CFA503	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL10.75	$1.09 F CFA611	+74.3%
Average			+16.6%

Chisinau vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.8% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 MDL10.00	$0.64 F CFA359	+10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 MDL91.17	$6.44 F CFA3,622	+21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 MDL80.96	$9.55 F CFA5,369	+103.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 MDL45.50	$2.81 F CFA1,579	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 MDL43.94	$4.40 F CFA2,473	+72.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MDL6.96	$1.27 F CFA715	+214.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.62	$0.85 F CFA479	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.72	$1.21 F CFA682	+42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 MDL16.39	$0.98 F CFA551	+3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.18	$0.69 F CFA390	+93.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 MDL4.54	$0.59 F CFA329	+122.6%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Chisinau	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MDL92.51	$6.70 F CFA3,770	+25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.97 MDL240.96	$80.49 F CFA45,270	+476.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,402.03 MDL542K	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 MDL77.23	$20.12 F CFA11,317	+349.4%
Average			+217.2%

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pay 91.9% more for housing

	Chisinau	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.50 MDL181.18	$48.58 F CFA27,323	+362.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.28 MDL11,647.85	$940.87 F CFA529K	+39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.96 MDL8,503.05	$364.90 F CFA205K	-26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.19 MDL2,245.68	$119.46 F CFA67,185	-8.2%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 12.2% less for childcare

	Chisinau	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$407.06 MDL7,021.31	$268.31 F CFA151K	-34.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.14 MDL115K	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+9.7%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 MDL30.89	$2.68 F CFA1,509	+49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 MDL31.84	$4.47 F CFA2,515	+142.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 MDL57.67	$1.79 F CFA1,006	-46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 MDL680.35	$50.08 F CFA28,168	+27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.76 MDL133.87	$8.94 F CFA5,030	+15.2%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.56 MDL1,148.09	$52.32 F CFA29,425	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 MDL928.03	$47.70 F CFA26,827	-11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.49 MDL1,992.11	$110.31 F CFA62,037	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.07 MDL2,105.50	$131.17 F CFA73,773	+7.5%
Average			-7.4%

Chisinau vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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