Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 58.2% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,056
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,577
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA575
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$1.80
€1.71
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA342
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,186
|
$6.92
€6.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,552
|
$4.41
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,498
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,722
|
$3.78
€3.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA631
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA506
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA613
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA547
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA399
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA336
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,800
|
$6.79
€6.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,209
|
$42.87
€40.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,729,661
|
$35,759.38
€33,829.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,716
|
$14.90
€14.09
|
|
pay 71.3% more for housing
Dakar
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,147
|
$31.85
€30.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA578,739
|
$1,468.90
€1,389.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA202,784
|
$1,074.71
€1,016.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,477
|
$130.03
€123.01
|
|
pay 88.0% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA154,623
|
$567.57
€536.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,217,902
|
$10,069.47
€9,526.01
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,521
|
$3.75
€3.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,626
|
$2.59
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA913
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,219
|
$43.11
€40.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,070
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,501
|
$90.50
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,320
|
$37.21
€35.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,752
|
$97.88
€92.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,540
|
$121.40
€114.85
|
|
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