Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 37.9% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Poland, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
Poland
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 69.6% more for transportation
Poland
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 77.5% more for housing
Poland
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
Poland
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Poland
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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