Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.1 times more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 96.2% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$17.96
CA$25.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$10.78
CA$15.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$2.17
CA$3.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.53
CA$2.20
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$2.65
CA$3.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$6.28
CA$9.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$9.92
CA$14.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$3.31
CA$4.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$5.89
CA$8.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.93
CA$2.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.64
CA$0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.44
CA$2.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$1.69
CA$2.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$1.20
CA$1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$1.31
CA$1.88
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$4.15
CA$5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$92.50
CA$132.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$24,412.64
CA$35,093.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$18.80
CA$27.02
|
|
pay 94.9% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$50.21
CA$72.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,049.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,825.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$131.33
CA$188.79
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$999.72
CA$1,437.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,658.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$5.75
CA$8.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$3.71
CA$5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$12.93
CA$18.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$46.27
CA$66.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$10.78
CA$15.49
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$57.20
CA$82.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$44.39
CA$63.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$97.78
CA$140.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$110.86
CA$159.36
|
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