Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 74.5% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 98.6% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES593.18
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.89
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.31
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 48.6% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES701.29
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES449.19
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.68
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.01
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.13
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.46
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.02
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.66
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.78
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES623.08
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 29.2% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.16
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES281.28
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES790.90
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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