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Dakar vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 2.4 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 34.4% less in Dakar
Groceries
pay 39.8% more in Dakar
Housing
pay 5.7 times more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Dakar

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Dakar are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Dakar.

Dakar vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 34.4% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.92
F CFA2,778
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $10.46
F CFA5,909
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.34
KPW2,102
$0.89
F CFA505

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
KPW2,161
$0.64
F CFA361
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.44
F CFA3,636
Milk (1 gallon) $3.70
KPW3,332
$9.55
F CFA5,391

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.70
F CFA3,785
Monthly public transit pass ?? $80.49
F CFA45,451
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $37,116.17
F CFA21M

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $48.58
F CFA27,432
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $93.44
KPW84,095
$940.87
F CFA531K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $262.80
KPW237K
$364.90
F CFA206K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $268.31
F CFA152K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,289.08
F CFA4M

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $14.02
KPW12,614
$2.68
F CFA1,515
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
KPW1,051
$4.47
F CFA2,526
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.79
F CFA1,010

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $52.32
F CFA29,543
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $47.70
F CFA26,934
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $110.31
F CFA62,284

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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