Cost of living comparison
Athens is 40.8% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Athens instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$11.43
€10.68
|
|
pay 24.3% more for housing
Dakar
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$553.55
€517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$521.82
€487.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
|
pay 98.2% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$488.12
€455.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
|
pay 70.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$45.80
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$111.33
€104.00
|
|
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