Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.1 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Praia, you would:
pay 48.0% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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