Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.3 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES398.86
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.99
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.60
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 77.0% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES434.96
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES344.97
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES298.48
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.53
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.66
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.61
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.88
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.70
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.43
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 80.1% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES514.50
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 45.6% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES234.69
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.07
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES638.36
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
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