Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 51.9% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,056
|
$4.06
EGP202.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,577
|
$4.71
EGP235.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA575
|
$0.33
EGP16.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$0.12
EGP6.12
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA342
|
$0.65
EGP32.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,186
|
$1.59
EGP79.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,552
|
$3.40
EGP169.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,498
|
$1.45
EGP72.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,722
|
$1.96
EGP97.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA631
|
$0.68
EGP34.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA506
|
$0.23
EGP11.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA613
|
$0.16
EGP7.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA547
|
$0.19
EGP9.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA399
|
$0.22
EGP10.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA336
|
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,800
|
$1.01
EGP50.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,209
|
$8.12
EGP405.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,729,661
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,812,129.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,716
|
$2.50
EGP124.69
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,147
|
$9.69
EGP484.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA578,739
|
$208.74
EGP10,425.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA202,784
|
$129.60
EGP6,472.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,477
|
$13.65
EGP681.80
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA154,623
|
$87.26
EGP4,358.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,217,902
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,308.67
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,521
|
$1.42
EGP70.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,626
|
$1.54
EGP76.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA913
|
$1.83
EGP91.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,219
|
$18.55
EGP926.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,070
|
$3.04
EGP152.07
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,501
|
$37.28
EGP1,861.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,320
|
$49.39
EGP2,466.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,752
|
$97.57
EGP4,873.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,540
|
$53.60
EGP2,677.01
|
|
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