Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 6.2% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Spain, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.63
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.31
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
Spain
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.36
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.31
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.90
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.22
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.21
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Spain
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€651.52
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€533.07
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Spain
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€319.89
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.47
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.86
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.33
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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