Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 21.7% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$8.16
₴324.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$4.15
₴164.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$0.62
₴24.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$0.49
₴19.65
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$0.72
₴28.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
$4.00
₴159.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
$3.90
₴155.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
$2.02
₴80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
$1.76
₴70.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$0.25
₴9.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.62
₴24.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$0.68
₴27.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$1.01
₴40.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.22
₴8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.34
₴13.45
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
$5.50
₴218.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
$9.52
₴378.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
$23,116.98
₴919,420.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
$3.81
₴151.43
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Dakar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
$5.04
₴200.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
$454.74
₴18,086.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
$275.70
₴10,965.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
$74.83
₴2,976.10
|
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
$312.58
₴12,431.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
$5,592.11
₴222,412.19
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$1.09
₴43.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
$1.35
₴53.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$2.04
₴81.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
$26.77
₴1,064.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$4.08
₴162.25
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
$65.70
₴2,613.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
$33.80
₴1,344.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
$78.00
₴3,102.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
$93.05
₴3,701.03
|
|
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