Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 96.2% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 94.5% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 99.3% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.04
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,491.99
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.08
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,406.63
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.25
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.60
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN993.61
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,664.07
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.33
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.54
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.35
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.91
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.81
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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