Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.4 times more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 90.2% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
|
pay 95.5% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 90.9% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
|
pay 94.4% more for housing
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
|
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