Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 95.0% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Accra, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
|
Accra
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS77.15
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS118.17
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS11.88
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.66
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
|
Accra
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS55.41
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS181.15
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS36.61
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS34.88
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS20.42
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.51
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS13.05
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.40
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS15.43
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 94.8% more for transportation
|
Accra
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS69.55
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS528.18
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS178.86
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 98.8% more for housing
|
Accra
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS711.37
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS635.88
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Accra
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS122,667.43
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Accra
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS44.10
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS25.13
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS580.15
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Accra
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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