Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 26.1% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Dakar
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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