Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 13.3% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.77
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.13
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.13
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,560.40
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.28
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.08
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,254.56
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€809.64
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€96.63
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€429.33
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,866.81
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.78
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.65
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.13
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.73
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.30
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€96.53
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
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