Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 30.0% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 79.6% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
Dakar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 76.9% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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