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
DKK141.72
|
$6.54
F CFA3,778
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK94.48
|
$8.99
F CFA5,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK24.85
|
$0.93
F CFA535
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK19.58
|
$0.98
F CFA569
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK24.86
|
$0.55
F CFA319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK42.54
|
$6.75
F CFA3,899
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK48.80
|
$10.56
F CFA6,103
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK31.24
|
$2.41
F CFA1,395
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK33.52
|
$4.39
F CFA2,536
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK9.27
|
$1.02
F CFA588
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK9.30
|
$0.82
F CFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK9.93
|
$0.99
F CFA571
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK13.91
|
$0.88
F CFA509
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.03
|
$0.64
F CFA371
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK5.94
|
$0.54
F CFA313
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK51.16
|
$6.12
F CFA3,539
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK659.38
|
$24.51
F CFA14,167
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK330,688.40
|
$26,959.22
F CFA15,583,922
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK160.62
|
$25.33
F CFA14,639
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK242.18
|
$48.58
F CFA28,083
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK11,120.74
|
$932.62
F CFA539,104
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK8,315.75
|
$326.78
F CFA188,896
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK999.09
|
$97.46
F CFA56,335
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK3,814.40
|
$249.17
F CFA144,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK82,829.57
|
$6,796.99
F CFA3,929,037
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK56.69
|
$2.45
F CFA1,417
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK40.70
|
$4.23
F CFA2,446
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK59.52
|
$1.47
F CFA850
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK285.34
|
$64.81
F CFA37,464
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK122.83
|
$8.17
F CFA4,722
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK760.21
|
$58.82
F CFA34,001
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK320.70
|
$37.58
F CFA21,723
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK797.90
|
$88.23
F CFA51,003
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,149.67
|
$92.72
F CFA53,599
|
|
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