Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 87.9% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 76.1% more for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS501.74
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS491.71
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.50
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.66
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.33
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS444.54
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS280.75
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.00
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.87
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.77
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.58
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.63
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.06
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.67
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.77
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS251.25
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS652.26
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,411,832.95
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS361.25
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,042.04
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,060.32
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,540.27
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,005.88
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,907.93
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS533,575.55
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.35
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.84
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.97
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,719.97
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS376.31
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,512.18
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,361.66
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,985.71
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,362.34
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
|
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