Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 5.4% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,056
|
$9.93
MX$200.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,577
|
$7.45
MX$150.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA575
|
$1.08
MX$21.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$0.77
MX$15.60
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA342
|
$2.45
MX$49.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,186
|
$4.87
MX$98.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,552
|
$5.51
MX$111.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,498
|
$2.18
MX$44.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,722
|
$3.57
MX$72.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA631
|
$1.22
MX$24.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA506
|
$0.67
MX$13.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA613
|
$0.80
MX$16.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA547
|
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA399
|
$0.85
MX$17.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA336
|
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,800
|
$4.64
MX$93.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,209
|
$17.87
MX$360.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,729,661
|
$18,615.02
MX$375,889.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,716
|
$3.47
MX$70.17
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,147
|
$24.38
MX$492.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA578,739
|
$893.52
MX$18,042.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA202,784
|
$544.24
MX$10,989.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,477
|
$30.31
MX$612.07
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA154,623
|
$381.33
MX$7,700.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,217,902
|
$8,426.99
MX$170,164.50
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,521
|
$2.73
MX$55.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,626
|
$3.01
MX$60.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA913
|
$3.92
MX$79.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,219
|
$53.69
MX$1,084.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,070
|
$4.96
MX$100.24
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,501
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,320
|
$41.06
MX$829.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,752
|
$91.99
MX$1,857.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,540
|
$91.93
MX$1,856.31
|
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