Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 7.0% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
|
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