Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.5 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 91.4% more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
|
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