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Dakar vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 14.6% more expensive than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 12.6% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in Dakar
Transportation: pay 77.0% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 5.3% less in Dakar
Childcare: pay 42.9% less in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.6% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in Dakar

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Dakar are more expensive than in Moroni. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Dakar. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.6% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 KMF2,724	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 KMF3,521	$10.46 F CFA5,909	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KMF441	$0.89 F CFA505	-14.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KMF285	$1.09 F CFA613	+61.8%
Average			+12.6%

Moroni vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Moroni	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 KMF251	$0.64 F CFA361	+8.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 KMF1,704	$6.44 F CFA3,636	+60.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 KMF7,211	$9.55 F CFA5,391	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 KMF2,218	$2.81 F CFA1,586	-46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.40 F CFA2,483
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 KMF1,011	$1.27 F CFA718	-46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.85 F CFA481
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.21 F CFA684
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 KMF827	$0.98 F CFA553	-49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 KMF903	$0.69 F CFA392	-67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF620	$0.59 F CFA331	-60.0%
Average			-30.7%

Moroni vs. Dakar - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.0% more for transportation

	Moroni	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.89 KMF5,043	$6.70 F CFA3,785	-43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.58 KMF14,238	$80.49 F CFA45,451	+139.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.18 KMF8M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+86.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.93 KMF3,787	$20.12 F CFA11,363	+125.3%
Average			+77.0%

Moroni vs. Dakar - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.3% less for housing

	Moroni	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.92 KMF32,613	$48.58 F CFA27,432	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.19 KMF322K	$940.87 F CFA531K	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.71 KMF267K	$364.90 F CFA206K	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.32 KMF37,870	$119.46 F CFA67,453	+33.7%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	Moroni	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$415.80 KMF176K	$268.31 F CFA152K	-35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,673.45 KMF6M	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-50.3%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KMF461	$2.68 F CFA1,515	+147.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 KMF778	$4.47 F CFA2,526	+143.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.79 F CFA1,010
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88 KMF15,212	$50.08 F CFA28,280	+39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.79 KMF2,877	$8.94 F CFA5,050	+31.8%
Average			+90.6%

Moroni vs. Dakar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Moroni	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.07 KMF26,742	$52.32 F CFA29,543	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.07 KMF26,742	$47.70 F CFA26,934	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.46 KMF48,532	$110.31 F CFA62,284	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.77 KMF37,637	$131.17 F CFA74,068	+47.8%
Average			+0.7%

Moroni vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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