Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 39.3% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.4% less in Dakar
- Groceries
-
pay 52.9% less in Dakar
- Transportation
-
pay 5.6% more in Dakar
- Housing
-
pay 58.6% less in Dakar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.2% less in Dakar
Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Dakar.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$6.54
F CFA3,942
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$8.99
F CFA5,421
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.93
F CFA558
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.98
F CFA593
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.55
F CFA333
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.75
F CFA4,069
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$10.56
F CFA6,369
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.41
F CFA1,456
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.39
F CFA2,646
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
F CFA614
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
F CFA492
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
F CFA596
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
F CFA531
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
F CFA387
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
F CFA326
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$6.12
F CFA3,694
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA14,784
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,261,978
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
F CFA15,276
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$48.58
F CFA29,304
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$932.62
F CFA562,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$326.78
F CFA197,115
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$97.46
F CFA58,787
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$249.17
F CFA150,300
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,099,990
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.45
F CFA1,478
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$4.23
F CFA2,552
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.47
F CFA887
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.81
F CFA39,094
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.82
F CFA35,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.58
F CFA22,668
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.23
F CFA53,222
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.72
F CFA55,931
|
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