Cost of living comparison
Greece is 25.5% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Greece instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$12.71
€11.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 24.3% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Dakar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
$429.23
€402.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
$358.56
€336.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
|
pay 35.5% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
$341.10
€319.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
|
pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
$99.20
€93.04
|
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