Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 1.7% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.22
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.36
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.39
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.39
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.89
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.78
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,469.66
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.87
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.11
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€763.90
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€519.07
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€155.66
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€444.58
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,251.60
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.21
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.88
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.51
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.32
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.64
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.18
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.04
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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