Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.4 times more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,056
|
$14.93
NZ$25.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,577
|
$8.96
NZ$15.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA575
|
$2.57
NZ$4.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$2.15
NZ$3.70
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA342
|
$1.96
NZ$3.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,186
|
$4.15
NZ$7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,552
|
$6.98
NZ$11.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,498
|
$6.84
NZ$11.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,722
|
$5.06
NZ$8.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA631
|
$1.40
NZ$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA506
|
$1.09
NZ$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA613
|
$1.48
NZ$2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA547
|
$2.61
NZ$4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA399
|
$1.01
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA336
|
$0.84
NZ$1.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,800
|
$6.42
NZ$11.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,209
|
$127.57
NZ$218.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,729,661
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,891.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,716
|
$18.22
NZ$31.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,147
|
$54.27
NZ$93.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA578,739
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,550.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA202,784
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,289.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,477
|
$134.11
NZ$229.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA154,623
|
$871.44
NZ$1,494.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,217,902
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,693.97
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,521
|
$7.17
NZ$12.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,626
|
$3.41
NZ$5.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA913
|
$24.46
NZ$41.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,219
|
$39.85
NZ$68.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,070
|
$12.24
NZ$21.00
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,501
|
$75.78
NZ$129.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,320
|
$55.09
NZ$94.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,752
|
$119.44
NZ$204.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,540
|
$129.60
NZ$222.25
|
|
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