Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 43.3% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$37.10
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.93
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.65
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 56.3% more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.55
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$26.98
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$21.73
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.80
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.65
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.27
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.46
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$3.04
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.23
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$3.10
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.26
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 70.0% more for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$23.04
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$264.49
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$148,410.61
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$43.89
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$117.55
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,195.47
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,362.51
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$313.25
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,809.20
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$70,141.68
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.60
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.64
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.72
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$144.84
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$309.73
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$250.67
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$392.10
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$339.03
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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