Cost of living comparison
Prague is 64.7% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Prague instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 34.2% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$10.29
CZK238.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$8.89
CZK205.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA652
|
$1.76
CZK40.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA582
|
$1.38
CZK31.91
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.71
CZK39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
$6.50
CZK150.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
$4.62
CZK106.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
$3.46
CZK80.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
$4.31
CZK99.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA621
|
$0.86
CZK19.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.81
CZK18.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.98
CZK22.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.62
CZK37.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA312
|
$0.49
CZK11.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.50
CZK11.46
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
$7.00
CZK161.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
$25.72
CZK595.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
$28,062.17
CZK649,114.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
$12.58
CZK291.02
|
|
pay 65.3% more for housing
Dakar
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
$26.19
CZK605.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,566.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
$794.21
CZK18,371.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
$251.13
CZK5,808.87
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
$808.25
CZK18,695.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
$13,299.60
CZK307,636.95
|
|
pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$2.34
CZK54.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
$3.21
CZK74.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$6.73
CZK155.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
$60.27
CZK1,394.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$11.18
CZK258.56
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
$93.07
CZK2,152.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
$42.28
CZK977.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
$96.72
CZK2,237.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
$114.16
CZK2,640.72
|
|
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