Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 24.4% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 39.0% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
|
pay 71.7% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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