Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 3.6 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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