Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 26.0% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Dakar instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 82.5% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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