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Senegal

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 0.9% more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 41.7% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 2.0% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 81.8% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Taipei are more expensive than in Dakar. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.3% less for restaurants

	Dakar	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 F CFA2,998	$4.71 NT$150.49	-8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 F CFA6,497	$5.65 NT$180.59	-49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 F CFA717	$0.92 NT$29.35	-25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 F CFA512	$0.65 NT$20.86	-25.4%
Average			-28.3%

Dakar vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Dakar	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 F CFA425	$2.02 NT$64.65	+178.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 F CFA5,081	$9.85 NT$314.68	+13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.67 F CFA5,663	$11.54 NT$368.90	+19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 F CFA1,446	$2.72 NT$87.00	+10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 F CFA2,392	$4.45 NT$142.21	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 F CFA851	$2.23 NT$71.26	+53.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 F CFA502	$1.51 NT$48.15	+75.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 F CFA771	$1.38 NT$44.23	+5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA465	$2.02 NT$64.54	+154.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA363	$1.25 NT$39.84	+101.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 F CFA249	$1.04 NT$33.27	+144.4%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 41.7% less for transportation

	Dakar	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.27 F CFA3,670	$3.94 NT$126.01	-37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$76.82 F CFA44,977	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	-51.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.20 F CFA11,244	$8.95 NT$285.93	-53.4%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Dakar	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.36 F CFA27,146	$27.40 NT$875.71	-40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$810.84 F CFA475K	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.19 F CFA252K	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.27 F CFA90,912	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-57.3%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 81.8% more for childcare

	Dakar	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.49 F CFA188K	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+106.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+60.4%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 F CFA1,499	$2.83 NT$90.29	+10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 F CFA1,974	$3.42 NT$109.45	+1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.13 F CFA1,249	$3.92 NT$125.41	+83.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 F CFA26,237	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,997	$9.73 NT$311.01	+14.0%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Dakar	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.04 F CFA33,983	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.52 F CFA26,653	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,975	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.73 F CFA56,638	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+8.6%
Average			+0.8%

Dakar vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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