Cost of living comparison
compared to
Dakar vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary
Dakar is 12.5% more expensive than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.0% less in Dakar
- Groceries
-
pay 3.0% more in Dakar
- Transportation
-
pay 66.8% more in Dakar
- Housing
-
pay 42.9% more in Dakar
- Childcare
-
pay 5.7% more in Dakar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.2% more in Dakar
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2% less in Dakar
The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Dakar are more expensive than in Tirana. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Dakar.
Dakar vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Dakar instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.05
ALL993
|
$4.92
F CFA2,755
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.05
ALL993
|
$10.46
F CFA5,861
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
ALL168
|
$0.89
F CFA501
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
ALL86
|
$1.09
F CFA608
|
|
Tirana vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
ALL95
|
$0.64
F CFA358
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
ALL555
|
$6.44
F CFA3,607
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL682
|
$9.55
F CFA5,347
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.21
ALL347
|
$2.81
F CFA1,573
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
ALL302
|
$4.40
F CFA2,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ALL63
|
$1.27
F CFA712
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
ALL105
|
$0.85
F CFA477
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
ALL80
|
$1.21
F CFA679
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
ALL73
|
$0.98
F CFA549
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ALL50
|
$0.69
F CFA389
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL49
|
$0.59
F CFA328
|
|
Tirana vs. Dakar - Cost of groceries
pay 66.8% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.19
ALL675
|
$6.70
F CFA3,755
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.28
ALL1,589
|
$80.49
F CFA45,084
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,989.79
ALL2,883,322
|
$37,116.17
F CFA20,788,638
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$32.54
ALL2,681
|
$20.12
F CFA11,271
|
|
Tirana vs. Dakar - Cost of transportation
pay 42.9% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.93
ALL1,560
|
$48.58
F CFA27,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$838.35
ALL69,084
|
$940.87
F CFA526,979
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$548.59
ALL45,206
|
$364.90
F CFA204,380
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
ALL7,230
|
$119.46
F CFA66,909
|
|
Tirana vs. Dakar - Cost of housing
pay 5.7% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.88
ALL25,783
|
$268.31
F CFA150,279
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,810.16
ALL478,784
|
$7,289.08
F CFA4,082,588
|
|
Tirana vs. Dakar - Cost of childcare
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
ALL248
|
$2.68
F CFA1,503
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
ALL173
|
$4.47
F CFA2,505
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.46
ALL367
|
$1.79
F CFA1,002
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.65
ALL4,833
|
$50.08
F CFA28,052
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.04
ALL745
|
$8.94
F CFA5,009
|
|
Tirana vs. Dakar - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
ALL5,628
|
$52.32
F CFA29,304
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.45
ALL3,910
|
$47.70
F CFA26,716
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
ALL8,876
|
$110.31
F CFA61,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.74
ALL10,856
|
$131.17
F CFA73,470
|
|
Tirana vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing
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