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Dakar vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 24.8% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% less in Dakar
Groceries: pay 26.7% less in Dakar
Transportation: pay 3.9% less in Dakar
Housing: pay 32.7% less in Dakar
Childcare: pay 6.6% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% less in Dakar
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in Dakar

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.6% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.93 SEK155.43	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.64 SEK106.86	$10.46 F CFA5,909	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 SEK29.34	$0.89 F CFA505	-72.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 SEK23.38	$1.09 F CFA613	-57.3%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 26.7% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44 SEK31.59	$0.64 F CFA361	-81.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 SEK61.13	$6.44 F CFA3,636	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 SEK62.02	$9.55 F CFA5,391	+41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 SEK43.17	$2.81 F CFA1,586	-40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.13 SEK56.28	$4.40 F CFA2,483	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK14.61	$1.27 F CFA718	-20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 SEK12.32	$0.85 F CFA481	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 SEK14.08	$1.21 F CFA684	-20.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 SEK19.07	$0.98 F CFA553	-52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SEK8.09	$0.69 F CFA392	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.73	$0.59 F CFA331	-30.5%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 3.9% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.94 SEK63.70	$6.70 F CFA3,785	-3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.14 SEK1,029.72	$80.49 F CFA45,451	-28.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.39 SEK310K	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.94 SEK173.89	$20.12 F CFA11,363	+6.3%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 32.7% less for housing

	Stockholm	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.55 SEK409.10	$48.58 F CFA27,432	+9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.17 SEK14,418.08	$940.87 F CFA531K	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,035.21 SEK9,505.85	$364.90 F CFA206K	-64.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.26 SEK1,682.82	$119.46 F CFA67,453	-34.8%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

	Stockholm	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.61 SEK1,483.96	$268.31 F CFA152K	+66.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,445.56 SEK142K	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-52.8%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.36 SEK76.74	$2.68 F CFA1,515	-67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SEK47.44	$4.47 F CFA2,526	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.04 SEK73.83	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-77.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.65 SEK446.72	$50.08 F CFA28,280	+3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.04 SEK174.86	$8.94 F CFA5,050	-53.0%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.97 SEK927.19	$52.32 F CFA29,543	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.01 SEK431.64	$47.70 F CFA26,934	+1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.10 SEK1,130.35	$110.31 F CFA62,284	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$197.83 SEK1,816.58	$131.17 F CFA74,068	-33.7%
Average			-22.7%

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