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Tokyo vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 29.3% more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 66.9% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 15.2% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6% more for restaurants

	Dakar	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,778	$8.02 ¥1,265	+63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,909	$5.01 ¥791	-52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA505	$1.16 ¥183	+29.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA613	$0.84 ¥133	-22.5%
Average			+4.6%

Dakar vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.9% more for groceries

	Dakar	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$1.55 ¥245	+143.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,636	$7.21 ¥1,138	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,391	$5.71 ¥902	-40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,586	$2.33 ¥368	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,483	$3.52 ¥556	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA718	$2.38 ¥375	+87.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA481	$1.18 ¥186	+38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA684	$2.48 ¥391	+104.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA553	$2.64 ¥417	+169.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA392	$1.43 ¥225	+105.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$1.48 ¥234	+153.2%
Average			+66.9%

Dakar vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Dakar	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,785	$4.50 ¥710	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,451	$73.51 ¥11,598	-8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,363	$30.07 ¥4,745	+49.4%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 15.2% more for housing

	Dakar	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,432	$33.44 ¥5,277	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA531K	$1,071.65 ¥169K	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206K	$642.24 ¥101K	+76.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,453	$122.16 ¥19,275	+2.3%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Dakar	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA152K	$519.69 ¥81,999	+93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+107.6%
Average			+100.7%

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pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,515	$4.01 ¥633	+49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,526	$3.43 ¥541	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,010	$4.01 ¥633	+124.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,280	$68.19 ¥10,759	+36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,050	$12.70 ¥2,003	+42.0%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Dakar	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,543	$56.84 ¥8,968	+8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,934	$40.48 ¥6,388	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,284	$62.67 ¥9,889	-43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,068	$90.37 ¥14,259	-31.1%
Average			-20.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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