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George Town vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 3.3 times more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in George Town
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in George Town
Transportation: pay 58.3% more in George Town
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in George Town
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in George Town
Clothing: pay 60.4% more in George Town

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in George Town are more expensive than in Dakar. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in George Town.

George Town vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Dakar, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Dakar	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.54 F CFA4,181	$29.82 KYD24.96	+356.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 F CFA5,748	$15.51 KYD12.98	+72.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA592	$3.80 KYD3.18	+310.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 F CFA629	$2.91 KYD2.43	+195.6%
Average			+233.8%

Dakar vs. George Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Dakar	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 F CFA353	$4.97 KYD4.16	+801.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.75 F CFA4,315	$6.42 KYD5.38	-4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.56 F CFA6,754	$11.63 KYD9.73	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 F CFA1,544	$9.52 KYD7.97	+294.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 F CFA2,806	$6.73 KYD5.63	+53.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 F CFA651	$4.70 KYD3.93	+361.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 F CFA521	$2.08 KYD1.74	+155.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 F CFA632	$3.73 KYD3.13	+278.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 F CFA564	$3.69 KYD3.09	+319.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 F CFA411	$2.97 KYD2.49	+362.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 F CFA346	$2.50 KYD2.09	+361.8%
Average			+272.1%

Dakar vs. George Town - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.3% more for transportation

	Dakar	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 F CFA3,917	$6.65 KYD5.56	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.51 F CFA15,677	$29.82 KYD24.96	+21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,959.22 F CFA17,245,197	$38,771.25 KYD32,452.70	+43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.33 F CFA16,200	$65.61 KYD54.92	+159.1%
Average			+58.3%

Dakar vs. George Town - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Dakar	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA31,076	$111.36 KYD93.21	+129.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$932.62 F CFA596,573	$2,931.28 KYD2,453.57	+214.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.78 F CFA209,033	$2,539.30 KYD2,125.47	+677.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.46 F CFA62,341	$302.52 KYD253.21	+210.4%
Average			+307.8%

Dakar vs. George Town - Cost of housing

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Dakar	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$249.17 F CFA159,387	$1,601.98 KYD1,340.90	+542.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,796.99 F CFA4,347,880	$25,183.42 KYD21,079.28	+270.5%
Average			+406.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 F CFA1,568	$7.75 KYD6.49	+216.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 F CFA2,707	$6.63 KYD5.55	+56.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.47 F CFA941	$13.12 KYD10.98	+792.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.81 F CFA41,458	$86.49 KYD72.39	+33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 F CFA5,226	$17.89 KYD14.98	+119.0%
Average			+243.6%

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pay 60.4% more for clothing

	Dakar	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.82 F CFA37,626	$89.47 KYD74.89	+52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 F CFA24,039	$70.09 KYD58.66	+86.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.23 F CFA56,440	$128.24 KYD107.34	+45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.72 F CFA59,313	$146.14 KYD122.32	+57.6%
Average			+60.4%

Dakar vs. George Town - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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