Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.7 times more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$3.23
€3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$2.79
€2.68
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$2.06
€1.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$6.58
€6.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$4.81
€4.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$6.45
€6.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$1.81
€1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 79.5% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$8.09
€7.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$87.51
€83.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$35,207.42
€33,755.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$24.86
€23.84
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$47.53
€45.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$2,189.86
€2,099.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$1,816.26
€1,741.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$206.94
€198.41
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$2,377.37
€2,279.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$14,444.53
€13,849.03
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$4.20
€4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$65.86
€63.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$92.54
€88.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$37.12
€35.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$106.57
€102.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$114.59
€109.86
|
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