Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 72.8% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 86.4% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$14.40
€13.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$10.42
€9.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA652
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA582
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 56.5% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA621
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA312
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 78.7% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
$35,182.39
€32,640.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
$18.20
€16.88
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
$21.87
€20.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
$1,063.35
€986.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
$840.88
€780.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
$80.65
€74.82
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
$378.45
€351.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
$6,404.29
€5,941.58
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
$4.55
€4.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$16.99
€15.76
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
$92.71
€86.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
$36.44
€33.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
$79.67
€73.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
$119.75
€111.10
|
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