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Dakar vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 36.2% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 40.5% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 30.2% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 43.5% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 61.5% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 30.8% more in Dakar

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Dakar are more expensive than in Pretoria.

Dakar vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Pretoria, you would:

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pay 18.7% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.39	$4.92 F CFA2,785	-43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR85.98	$10.46 F CFA5,924	+107.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.44	$0.89 F CFA506	-17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.53	$1.09 F CFA615	+27.5%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 40.5% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.10	$0.64 F CFA362	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR68.90	$6.44 F CFA3,645	+59.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.21	$9.55 F CFA5,405	+103.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.21	$2.81 F CFA1,590	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.03	$4.40 F CFA2,489	+108.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.97	$1.27 F CFA719	+67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.15	$0.85 F CFA482	+19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.79	$1.21 F CFA686	+61.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.97	$0.98 F CFA554	+28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.17	$0.69 F CFA393	+16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.31	$0.59 F CFA331	+7.3%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 30.2% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.20	$6.70 F CFA3,795	+34.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,903.64	$80.49 F CFA45,566	-52.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR344K	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+84.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.09	$20.12 F CFA11,392	+55.2%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 43.5% more for housing

	Pretoria	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR626.91	$48.58 F CFA27,502	+32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,956.94	$940.87 F CFA533K	+130.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,009.35	$364.90 F CFA207K	-11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,664.85	$119.46 F CFA67,625	+22.4%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 61.5% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,458.82	$268.31 F CFA152K	+32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,196.76	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+90.7%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.30	$2.68 F CFA1,519	+16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.59	$4.47 F CFA2,532	+108.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.13	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR611.72	$50.08 F CFA28,352	+39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR132.65	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+15.0%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 30.8% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR861.17	$52.32 F CFA29,618	+3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR564.91	$47.70 F CFA27,002	+44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,518.96	$110.31 F CFA62,443	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,473.93	$131.17 F CFA74,256	+51.8%
Average			+30.8%

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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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