Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.1 times more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$21.99
€20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA652
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA582
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
pay 96.0% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
$10.86
€10.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
$5.35
€4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA621
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA312
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
$27,893.04
€25,877.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
$31.06
€28.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Dakar
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
$55.71
€51.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
$1,774.61
€1,646.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
$1,468.68
€1,362.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
$204.06
€189.32
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
$854.36
€792.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
$18,641.72
€17,294.85
|
|
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
$47.17
€43.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
$75.61
€70.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
$107.51
€99.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
$124.74
€115.73
|
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