Cost of living comparison

Senegal

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 18.0% cheaper than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 51.4% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 12.9% less in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 22.8% more in Chisinau

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Chisinau are more expensive than in Dakar. Expenses including transportation, groceries, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Dakar, you would:

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pay 30.7% more for restaurants

	Dakar	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$11.22 MDL201.58	+119.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 F CFA6,478	$8.70 MDL156.22	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 F CFA715	$1.21 MDL21.71	-1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 F CFA511	$0.89 MDL16.00	+1.8%
Average			+30.7%

Dakar vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Dakar	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 F CFA424	$0.71 MDL12.77	-2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 F CFA5,066	$4.89 MDL87.82	-43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.67 F CFA5,646	$4.73 MDL85.03	-51.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 F CFA1,442	$2.79 MDL50.06	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 F CFA2,385	$2.36 MDL42.34	-42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 F CFA849	$0.44 MDL7.87	-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 F CFA501	$0.87 MDL15.68	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 F CFA768	$0.94 MDL16.87	-28.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA463	$1.01 MDL18.06	+26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA362	$0.31 MDL5.61	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 F CFA249	$0.25 MDL4.42	-42.2%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 51.4% less for transportation

	Dakar	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.27 F CFA3,659	$6.44 MDL115.64	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$76.82 F CFA44,847	$13.52 MDL242.90	-82.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	$29,507.41 MDL530K	-41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.20 F CFA11,212	$4.94 MDL88.69	-74.3%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Dakar	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.36 F CFA27,068	$10.59 MDL190.33	-77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$810.84 F CFA473K	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.19 F CFA252K	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	+1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.27 F CFA90,649	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	+19.7%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 12.9% less for childcare

	Dakar	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.49 F CFA188K	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	+35.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	$5,841.67 MDL105K	-43.8%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$2.24 MDL40.32	-12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 F CFA1,968	$2.16 MDL38.87	-35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.13 F CFA1,246	$3.42 MDL61.48	+60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 F CFA26,161	$41.67 MDL748.71	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$8.41 MDL151.18	-1.4%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

	Dakar	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.04 F CFA33,885	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	+37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.52 F CFA26,576	$47.07 MDL845.61	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	+33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.73 F CFA56,474	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	+19.5%
Average			+22.8%

Dakar vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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