Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 24.0% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Rome, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Rome
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Rome
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.38
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Rome
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€722.96
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Rome
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.12
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.56
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Rome
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.74
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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