Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 43.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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