Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 32.2% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 42.4% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Tallinn
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
Dakar
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 25.7% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 95.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$101.02
€93.72
|
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