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Dakar vs. Seoul Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 3.7% more expensive than Seoul.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 36.9% less in Dakar
Transportation: pay 66.5% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 25.9% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% less in Dakar
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Dakar

The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, and restaurants in Dakar are more expensive than in Seoul. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Seoul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Seoul, you would:

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pay 4.5% more for restaurants

	Seoul	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.49 ₩12,611	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-42.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,353	$10.46 F CFA5,909	+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ₩2,434	$0.89 F CFA505	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,160	$1.09 F CFA613	+39.2%
Average			+4.5%

Seoul vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.9% less for groceries

	Seoul	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 ₩4,809	$0.64 F CFA361	-80.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩10,089	$6.44 F CFA3,636	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,656	$9.55 F CFA5,391	+21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,354	$2.81 F CFA1,586	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 ₩6,933	$4.40 F CFA2,483	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,117	$1.27 F CFA718	-63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.52 ₩2,264	$0.85 F CFA481	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,493	$1.21 F CFA684	-48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,118	$0.98 F CFA553	-64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 ₩2,405	$0.69 F CFA392	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 ₩1,927	$0.59 F CFA331	-54.9%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 66.5% more for transportation

	Seoul	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,581	$6.70 F CFA3,785	+51.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.99 ₩68,310	$80.49 F CFA45,451	+75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩37M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.50 ₩15,596	$20.12 F CFA11,363	+91.6%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 25.9% more for housing

	Seoul	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 ₩30,532	$48.58 F CFA27,432	+136.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.55 ₩1M	$940.87 F CFA531K	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.33 ₩831K	$364.90 F CFA206K	-34.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩177K	$119.46 F CFA67,453	+0.5%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Seoul	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.15 ₩535K	$268.31 F CFA152K	-25.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,667.04 ₩32M	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-66.4%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Seoul	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,255	$2.68 F CFA1,515	-24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 ₩5,493	$4.47 F CFA2,526	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,729	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-43.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.34 ₩83,675	$50.08 F CFA28,280	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,764	$8.94 F CFA5,050	-15.7%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Seoul	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩73,915	$52.32 F CFA29,543	+5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩58,655	$47.70 F CFA26,934	+20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.94 ₩111K	$110.31 F CFA62,284	+47.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩147K	$131.17 F CFA74,068	+32.4%
Average			+26.4%

Seoul vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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