Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 53.3% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Dakar
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$96.36
AED353.90
|
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