Dakar is 44.3% more expensive than Manila.

If you lived in Dakar instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 81.0% more for restaurants

 
Manila
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.59
₱263.93
$8.38
F CFA5,135
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.67
₱211.15
$8.38
F CFA5,135
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
₱59.14
$1.07
F CFA657

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

 
Manila
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
$1.32
₱76.21
$0.59
F CFA359
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.43
₱197.12
$6.20
F CFA3,800
Milk (1 gallon) $6.66
₱383.34
$7.61
F CFA4,665

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

 
Manila
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.45
₱313.65
$5.26
F CFA3,221
Monthly public transit pass $12.48
₱717.90
$20.95
F CFA12,838
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539

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pay 30.5% more for housing

 
Manila
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.58
₱2,219.27
$47.86
F CFA29,328
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $559.30
₱32,175.02
$820.04
F CFA502,463
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $299.03
₱17,202.27
$465.09
F CFA284,976

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

 
Manila
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $388.89
₱22,371.52
$246.76
F CFA151,198
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,846.39
₱739,014.42
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547

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pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Manila
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.43
₱82.35
$2.51
F CFA1,540
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.13
₱179.95
$3.64
F CFA2,228
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.75
₱158.36
$1.34
F CFA822

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

 
Manila
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$38.44
₱2,211.18
$53.64
F CFA32,864
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.87
₱1,776.12
$36.32
F CFA22,252
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.18
₱4,267.39
$83.53
F CFA51,180

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