Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 58.3% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 2.9% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
Dakar
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 30.1% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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