Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 37.5% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 29.4% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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