Cost of living comparison
France is 80.6% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in France instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 91.5% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$16.13
€15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$9.98
€9.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA587
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 64.7% more for groceries
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
$3.47
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA626
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA394
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA556
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA380
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA315
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
$7.84
€7.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
$52.45
€49.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
$26,223.89
€24,516.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
$18.05
€16.87
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
$30.93
€28.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
$760.64
€711.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
$610.71
€570.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
$135.03
€126.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
$674.24
€630.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
$11,309.03
€10,572.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
$11.11
€10.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
$37.98
€35.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$11.22
€10.49
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
Dakar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
$85.18
€79.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
$38.90
€36.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
$90.98
€85.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
$122.71
€114.72
|
|
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