Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 31.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Lima, you would:
pay 62.0% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Lima
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Lima
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 54.9% more for housing
Lima
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 6.3% more for childcare
Lima
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Lima
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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