Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.3 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 88.0% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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