Cost of living comparison

 Dakar, Senegal
compared to
 Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 5.4% more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants
pay 7.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries
pay 27.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation
pay 42.2% less in Mexico City
Housing
pay 14.1% less in Mexico City
Childcare
pay 38.5% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.5% more in Mexico City
Clothing
pay 2.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Dakar. Expenses including transportation and housing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Dakar, you would:

pay 7.5% more for restaurants

 
Dakar
Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.54
F CFA3,778
$9.93
MX$192.90
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.99
F CFA5,195
$7.45
MX$144.68
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
F CFA535
$1.08
MX$20.97

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

 
Dakar
Mexico City
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
F CFA319
$2.45
MX$47.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.75
F CFA3,899
$4.87
MX$94.56
Milk (1 gallon) $10.56
F CFA6,103
$5.51
MX$107.01

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

 
Dakar
Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.12
F CFA3,539
$4.64
MX$90.10
Monthly public transit pass $24.51
F CFA14,167
$17.87
MX$347.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,959.22
F CFA15,583,922
$18,615.02
MX$361,696.31

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pay 14.1% less for housing

 
Dakar
Mexico City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.58
F CFA28,083
$24.38
MX$473.70
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $932.62
F CFA539,104
$893.52
MX$17,361.42
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $326.78
F CFA188,896
$544.24
MX$10,574.68

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pay 38.5% more for childcare

 
Dakar
Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $249.17
F CFA144,033
$381.33
MX$7,409.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,796.99
F CFA3,929,037
$8,426.99
MX$163,739.35

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dakar
Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
F CFA1,417
$2.73
MX$53.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.23
F CFA2,446
$3.01
MX$58.41
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.47
F CFA850
$3.92
MX$76.20

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

 
Dakar
Mexico City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.82
F CFA34,001
$56.36
MX$1,095.01
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.58
F CFA21,723
$41.06
MX$797.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.23
F CFA51,003
$91.99
MX$1,787.45

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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: June 2025
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