Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 40.9% cheaper than Copenhagen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.4% less in Dakar
- Groceries
-
pay 31.4% less in Dakar
- Transportation
-
pay 34.9% less in Dakar
- Housing
-
pay 30.8% less in Dakar
- Childcare
-
pay 51.6% less in Dakar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.8% less in Dakar
- Clothing
-
pay 36.6% less in Dakar
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Dakar.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK139.23
|
$6.54
F CFA3,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK92.82
|
$8.99
F CFA5,104
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK24.41
|
$0.93
F CFA526
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK19.23
|
$0.98
F CFA559
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK24.43
|
$0.55
F CFA313
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK41.79
|
$6.75
F CFA3,831
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK47.94
|
$10.56
F CFA5,997
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK30.69
|
$2.41
F CFA1,371
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK32.93
|
$4.39
F CFA2,491
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK9.11
|
$1.02
F CFA578
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK9.14
|
$0.82
F CFA463
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK9.76
|
$0.99
F CFA561
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK13.66
|
$0.88
F CFA500
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK6.91
|
$0.64
F CFA365
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK5.84
|
$0.54
F CFA307
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK50.26
|
$6.12
F CFA3,478
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK647.79
|
$24.51
F CFA13,920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK324,875.77
|
$26,959.22
F CFA15,311,561
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK157.80
|
$25.33
F CFA14,384
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK237.92
|
$48.58
F CFA27,592
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK10,925.26
|
$932.62
F CFA529,682
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK8,169.58
|
$326.78
F CFA185,595
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK981.53
|
$97.46
F CFA55,351
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK3,747.35
|
$249.17
F CFA141,516
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK81,373.65
|
$6,796.99
F CFA3,860,369
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK55.69
|
$2.45
F CFA1,392
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK39.98
|
$4.23
F CFA2,403
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK58.48
|
$1.47
F CFA835
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK280.32
|
$64.81
F CFA36,810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK120.67
|
$8.17
F CFA4,640
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK746.84
|
$58.82
F CFA33,407
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK315.06
|
$37.58
F CFA21,343
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK783.87
|
$88.23
F CFA50,111
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,129.47
|
$92.72
F CFA52,662
|
|
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