Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 5.5% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.72
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
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