Cost of living comparison
Rome is 46.9% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Rome instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 80.2% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$2.23
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$7.00
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$1.09
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$7.15
€6.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$37.51
€35.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$17.15
€16.26
|
|
pay 48.1% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$763.10
€723.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
|
pay 79.2% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$508.83
€482.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
|
pay 82.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$58.31
€55.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$102.32
€97.04
|
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