Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 25.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Dakar instead of France, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
France
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.97
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
France
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.72
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
France
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.27
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.66
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.74
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
France
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€705.68
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€566.59
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
France
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€625.53
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.24
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.41
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
France
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.85
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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