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Abu Dhabi vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 45.0% more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 41.5% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 91.8% more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in Abu Dhabi

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

Abu Dhabi vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Dakar, you would:

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	Dakar	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,782	$10.89 AED40.00	+121.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,919	$9.53 AED35.00	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA506	$1.29 AED4.74	+44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA614	$0.44 AED1.61	-59.5%
Average			+24.3%

Dakar vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Dakar	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$1.60 AED5.89	+151.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,642	$5.28 AED19.39	-18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,400	$7.50 AED27.54	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,589	$3.64 AED13.37	+29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,487	$4.12 AED15.11	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA719	$1.15 AED4.21	-9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA482	$0.82 AED3.00	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA686	$0.83 AED3.05	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA554	$0.67 AED2.46	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA393	$0.53 AED1.96	-23.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.65 AED2.39	+11.4%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 41.5% less for transportation

	Dakar	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,792	$2.94 AED10.80	-56.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,531	$25.87 AED95.00	-67.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA20,994,738	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	+20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,383	$7.62 AED28.00	-62.1%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 91.8% more for housing

	Dakar	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,480	$100.96 AED370.79	+107.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA532,204	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206,406	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	+204.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,572	$115.93 AED425.75	-3.0%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Dakar	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA151,769	$625.43 AED2,296.88	+133.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4,123,063	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	+75.4%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,518	$11.29 AED41.45	+320.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,530	$5.77 AED21.18	+28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$6.26 AED23.00	+250.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,330	$62.90 AED230.98	+25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$13.61 AED50.00	+52.2%
Average			+135.5%

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Dakar	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,595	$60.62 AED222.62	+15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,981	$51.93 AED190.71	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,394	$98.09 AED360.23	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,198	$96.21 AED353.33	-26.7%
Average			-3.2%

Dakar vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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