Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.0 times more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 90.6% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 79.1% more for housing
Dakar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 62.4% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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