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Dakar vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 4.4% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 49.7% less in Dakar
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Dakar
Transportation: pay 71.5% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 24.3% less in Dakar
Childcare: pay 32.4% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% less in Dakar
Clothing: pay 40.4% more in Dakar

The cost of transportation, clothing, and childcare in Dakar are more expensive than in Victoria. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.7% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.17 SCR205.50	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.80 SCR159.83	$10.46 F CFA5,909	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 SCR30.79	$0.89 F CFA505	-60.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 SCR36.17	$1.09 F CFA613	-59.3%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Victoria	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 SCR22.12	$0.64 F CFA361	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.42 SCR222.46	$6.44 F CFA3,636	-60.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 SCR92.20	$9.55 F CFA5,391	+40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 SCR51.15	$2.81 F CFA1,586	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 SCR35.73	$4.40 F CFA2,483	+66.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 SCR12.95	$1.27 F CFA718	+33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 SCR17.61	$0.85 F CFA481	-34.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR13.81	$1.21 F CFA684	+18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 SCR36.12	$0.98 F CFA553	-63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.19	$0.69 F CFA392	-15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 SCR10.48	$0.59 F CFA331	-24.3%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 71.5% more for transportation

	Victoria	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 SCR71.94	$6.70 F CFA3,785	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.27 SCR328.80	$80.49 F CFA45,451	+231.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR359K	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 SCR310.54	$20.12 F CFA11,363	-12.2%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 24.3% less for housing

	Victoria	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$137.06 SCR1,857.13	$48.58 F CFA27,432	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.20 SCR12,292.72	$940.87 F CFA531K	+3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$752.68 SCR10,198.97	$364.90 F CFA206K	-51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.71 SCR1,405.23	$119.46 F CFA67,453	+15.2%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 32.4% more for childcare

	Victoria	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,055.02	$268.31 F CFA152K	+76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR113K	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-12.2%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.87 SCR52.45	$2.68 F CFA1,515	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 SCR62.54	$4.47 F CFA2,526	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.69 SCR307.41	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-92.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.08 SCR1,261.22	$50.08 F CFA28,280	-46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 SCR91.33	$8.94 F CFA5,050	+32.7%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 40.4% more for clothing

	Victoria	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.55 SCR806.85	$52.32 F CFA29,543	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.78 SCR349.35	$47.70 F CFA26,934	+85.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.50 SCR1,145.05	$110.31 F CFA62,284	+30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.90 SCR1,123.24	$131.17 F CFA74,068	+58.2%
Average			+40.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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