Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Dakar instead of Funafuti, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Funafuti
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Funafuti
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Funafuti
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Funafuti
|
Dakar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Funafuti
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Funafuti
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Funafuti
|
Dakar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
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