Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 22.5% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$6.82
F CFA4,112
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$9.41
F CFA5,676
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.39
F CFA1,440
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$4.97
F CFA2,998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$6.06
F CFA3,657
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.05
|
$20.64
F CFA12,449
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,808.49
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.41
|
$28.89
F CFA17,428
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.10
|
$47.86
F CFA28,867
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.12
|
$925.69
F CFA558,380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.23
|
$363.71
F CFA219,394
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.96
|
$90.91
F CFA54,840
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.27
|
$251.78
F CFA151,874
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,669.40
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$2.48
F CFA1,494
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$3.91
F CFA2,358
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$1.32
F CFA797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.54
|
$65.49
F CFA39,504
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.68
|
$59.44
F CFA35,852
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.95
|
$35.77
F CFA21,578
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.75
|
$82.22
F CFA49,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.82
|
$75.12
F CFA45,313
|
|
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