Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 11.9% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,374
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,144
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,121
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,837
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,614
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,652
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,970
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,285
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,860
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,791
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,308
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,889
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,415
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,284
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,290
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
Seoul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩812,836
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩527,856
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,208
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,381
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,520
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,581
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩156,946
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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