Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 39.4% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.96
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.26
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.55
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.50
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€842.33
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.94
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.33
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 48.4% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.43
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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