Cost of living comparison
Austria is 59.8% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Austria instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 37.1% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
Dakar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 65.5% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 86.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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