Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.4 times more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Australia instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 83.2% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 58.1% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
Dakar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
|
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