Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 55.7% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Dakar instead of George Town, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 57.4% less for groceries
George Town
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
George Town
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
George Town
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
George Town
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
George Town
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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