Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 39.4% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Washington, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
|
pay 83.6% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
|
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