Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 4.0% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Castries, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 37.0% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
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