Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 6.0% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Castries, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.82
F CFA4,112
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$9.41
F CFA5,676
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.39
F CFA1,440
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.97
F CFA2,998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$6.06
F CFA3,657
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.64
F CFA12,449
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.89
F CFA17,428
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$47.86
F CFA28,867
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$925.69
F CFA558,380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$363.71
F CFA219,394
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$90.91
F CFA54,840
|
|
pay 38.4% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$251.78
F CFA151,874
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.48
F CFA1,494
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.91
F CFA2,358
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.32
F CFA797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$65.49
F CFA39,504
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$59.44
F CFA35,852
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$35.77
F CFA21,578
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$82.22
F CFA49,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$75.12
F CFA45,313
|
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