Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.8 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 27.8% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.96
CFA587
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.02
CFA626
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.64
CFA394
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.91
CFA556
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.62
CFA380
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.51
CFA315
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
|
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