Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 3.3 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 72.4% more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 85.5% more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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