Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 85.3% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Russia, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Russia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Russia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
Russia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Russia
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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