Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 44.7% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽809.46
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.91
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.60
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 46.1% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽485.95
|
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽377.33
|
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽187.46
|
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽58.14
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽50.22
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.77
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽131.65
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.26
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.82
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽232.17
|
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽370.04
|
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽289.09
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽241.14
|
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽578.19
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
|
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