Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 70.3% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
$2.77
€2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
|
pay 75.7% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$2.91
€2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$8.18
€7.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$4.47
€4.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$6.34
€6.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$1.41
€1.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$6.58
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$41.80
€39.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$27,753.31
€26,320.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$18.01
€17.08
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$36.56
€34.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$1,107.49
€1,050.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$808.26
€766.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$244.03
€231.43
|
|
pay 69.9% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$273.73
€259.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$15,621.84
€14,815.16
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$4.21
€4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$6.75
€6.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$45.46
€43.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$104.52
€99.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$43.69
€41.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$95.42
€90.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$123.09
€116.73
|
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