Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 26.1% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 76.2% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA641
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA622
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA555
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA341
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 84.2% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
|
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