Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 45.1% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Dakar
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
Dakar
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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