Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 24.0% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL636
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL397
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL591
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL84
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL771
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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