Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 42.4% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Dakar
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
Dakar
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 90.8% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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