Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 0.4% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2000
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6500
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF600.6700
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3400
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8700
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.4300
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.3800
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.1600
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.4500
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF223.6300
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.1900
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3200
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9300
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5200
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.7800
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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