Cost of living comparison

Senegal

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Noumea vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 2.2 times more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Noumea
Housing: pay 36.3% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 57.6% more in Noumea

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Noumea are more expensive than in Dakar. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

Noumea vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Dakar	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,766	$19.58 CFPF2,003	+298.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,885	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA503	$2.57 CFPF263	+187.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA611	$1.17 CFPF120	+8.1%
Average			+133.4%

Dakar vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Dakar	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA359	$2.90 CFPF296	+353.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,622	$15.50 CFPF1,586	+140.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,369	$4.63 CFPF474	-51.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,579	$6.47 CFPF662	+130.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,473	$11.32 CFPF1,158	+157.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA715	$1.92 CFPF197	+51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA479	$3.39 CFPF346	+297.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA682	$3.00 CFPF307	+147.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA551	$3.77 CFPF386	+285.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA390	$1.83 CFPF187	+163.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA329	$1.63 CFPF167	+178.1%
Average			+168.5%

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Dakar	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,770	$6.29 CFPF644	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,270	$87.11 CFPF8,913	+8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	-16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,317	$14.59 CFPF1,493	-27.5%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 36.3% more for housing

	Dakar	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,323	$51.39 CFPF5,257	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA529K	$856.43 CFPF87,624	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA205K	$783.02 CFPF80,114	+114.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,185	$159.67 CFPF16,337	+33.7%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Dakar	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA151K	$796.07 CFPF81,449	+196.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	??
Average			+196.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,509	$10.52 CFPF1,077	+292.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,515	$4.91 CFPF503	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,006	$20.36 CFPF2,083	+1038.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,168	$61.17 CFPF6,259	+22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,030	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+64.2%
Average			+285.3%

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pay 57.6% more for clothing

	Dakar	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,425	$115.01 CFPF11,767	+119.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,827	$61.99 CFPF6,342	+30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,037	$103.99 CFPF10,640	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA73,773	$244.69 CFPF25,035	+86.5%
Average			+57.6%

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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: June 2026

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