Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.2 times more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 78.8% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA587
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 71.2% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA626
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA394
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA556
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA380
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA315
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
|
pay 71.2% more for housing
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
|
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