Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 3.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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