Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of Dakar, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Dakar
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Dakar
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Dakar
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Dakar
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dakar
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dakar
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
?? |
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