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Moroni vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 17.5% more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% less in Moroni
Groceries: pay 82.8% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Moroni
Housing: pay 21.6% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 78.2% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Moroni

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, and clothing in Moroni are more expensive than in Dakar. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Moroni. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

Moroni vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moroni instead of Dakar, you would:

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pay 3.0% less for restaurants

	Dakar	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,778	$6.42 KMF2,724	+30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,909	$8.30 KMF3,521	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA505	$1.04 KMF441	+16.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA613	$0.67 KMF285	-38.2%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 82.8% more for groceries

	Dakar	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$0.59 KMF251	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,636	$4.02 KMF1,704	-37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,391	$17.01 KMF7,211	+78.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,586	$5.23 KMF2,218	+86.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,483	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA718	$2.38 KMF1,011	+87.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA481	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA684	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA553	$1.95 KMF827	+99.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA392	$2.13 KMF903	+206.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$1.46 KMF620	+149.8%
Average			+82.8%

Dakar vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Dakar	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,785	$11.89 KMF5,043	+77.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,451	$33.58 KMF14,238	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$19,879.18 KMF8M	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,363	$8.93 KMF3,787	-55.6%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 21.6% more for housing

	Dakar	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,432	$76.92 KMF32,613	+58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA531K	$759.19 KMF322K	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206K	$630.71 KMF267K	+72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,453	$89.32 KMF37,870	-25.2%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 78.2% more for childcare

	Dakar	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA152K	$415.80 KMF176K	+55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$14,673.45 KMF6M	+101.3%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,515	$1.09 KMF461	-59.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,526	$1.83 KMF778	-59.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,010	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,280	$35.88 KMF15,212	-28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,050	$6.79 KMF2,877	-24.1%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Dakar	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,543	$63.07 KMF26,742	+20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,934	$63.07 KMF26,742	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,284	$114.46 KMF48,532	+3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,068	$88.77 KMF37,637	-32.3%
Average			+6.1%

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