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Moscow vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 17.8% more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 46.0% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Dakar	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,782	$11.93 RUB927.45	+142.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,919	$5.97 RUB463.73	-43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA506	$1.38 RUB107.44	+54.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA614	$0.61 RUB47.53	-43.7%
Average			+27.6%

Dakar vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Dakar	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$0.85 RUB65.76	+32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,642	$6.27 RUB487.29	-2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,400	$4.62 RUB359.07	-51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,589	$1.68 RUB130.76	-40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,487	$2.46 RUB191.42	-44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA719	$0.81 RUB62.89	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA482	$0.87 RUB67.62	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA686	$0.90 RUB70.09	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA554	$1.64 RUB127.43	+67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA393	$0.43 RUB33.17	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.34 RUB26.31	-42.2%
Average			-16.3%

Dakar vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.0% less for transportation

	Dakar	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,792	$2.84 RUB220.59	-57.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,531	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	-54.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA20,994,738	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,383	$5.73 RUB445.18	-71.5%
Average			-46.0%

Dakar vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Dakar	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,480	$7.82 RUB607.45	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA532,204	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	+33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206,406	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	+94.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,572	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	-7.4%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Dakar	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA151,769	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	+144.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4,123,063	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	+96.0%
Average			+120.3%

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,518	$4.18 RUB324.61	+55.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,530	$3.16 RUB245.32	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$2.98 RUB231.86	+66.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,330	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	-11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$6.56 RUB510.10	-26.6%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Dakar	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,595	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	+45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,981	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,394	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,198	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	+19.5%
Average			+19.1%

Dakar vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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