Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.7% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Manila instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
Dakar
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
|
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