Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 66.9% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$2.97
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$5.64
€5.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$7.47
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$49.48
€46.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$18.56
€17.34
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$918.12
€857.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$715.20
€668.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
|
pay 83.6% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$275.36
€257.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
|
pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$4.00
€3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$31.68
€29.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$116.35
€108.69
|
|
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