Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 78.3% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$18.76
€17.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$3.14
€3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$4.13
€3.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$5.15
€4.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$1.70
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$71.38
€68.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$17.79
€17.06
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$870.64
€834.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$338.03
€324.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$47.76
€45.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$18.22
€17.47
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$111.24
€106.65
|
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