Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 14.7% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.4% less in Dakar
- Groceries
-
pay 11.8% less in Dakar
- Housing
-
pay 30.3% more in Dakar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.7% less in Dakar
- Clothing
-
pay 32.8% less in Dakar
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dakar.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$6.54
F CFA3,942
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$8.99
F CFA5,421
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.93
F CFA558
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.98
F CFA593
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.55
F CFA333
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.75
F CFA4,069
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$10.56
F CFA6,369
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.41
F CFA1,456
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$4.39
F CFA2,646
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.02
F CFA614
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.82
F CFA492
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.99
F CFA596
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.88
F CFA531
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.64
F CFA387
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.54
F CFA326
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.12
F CFA3,694
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA14,784
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,261,978
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
F CFA15,276
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.58
F CFA29,304
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$932.62
F CFA562,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$326.78
F CFA197,115
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$97.46
F CFA58,787
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$249.17
F CFA150,300
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,099,990
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.45
F CFA1,478
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.23
F CFA2,552
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.47
F CFA887
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.81
F CFA39,094
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$58.82
F CFA35,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.58
F CFA22,668
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$88.23
F CFA53,222
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.72
F CFA55,931
|
|
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