Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 29.1% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.85
KES503.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.38
KES705.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$0.59
KES76.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.49
KES64.18
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.56
KES73.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
$5.70
KES746.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
$3.37
KES441.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$1.69
KES221.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
$2.67
KES349.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$1.12
KES146.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.42
KES54.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$0.78
KES101.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.41
KES53.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.42
KES55.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.48
KES62.23
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
$6.09
KES797.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
$34.46
KES4,514.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
$18,461.54
KES2,418,461.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
$12.62
KES1,652.62
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Dakar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
$40.57
KES5,314.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
$418.88
KES54,873.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
$196.01
KES25,676.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
$22.29
KES2,920.33
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
$146.63
KES19,209.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
$7,624.54
KES998,814.84
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
$2.31
KES302.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
$2.24
KES293.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
$2.69
KES352.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
$45.86
KES6,007.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$6.15
KES806.15
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
$18.56
KES2,431.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
$24.95
KES3,267.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
$57.17
KES7,488.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
$52.46
KES6,872.42
|
|
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