Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 3.0% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA652
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA582
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
Dakar
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA621
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA312
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Dakar
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Dakar
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 36.9% less for childcare
Dakar
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Dakar
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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