Cost of living comparison

 George Town, Cayman Islands
compared to
 Dakar, Senegal
Dakar vs. George Town Cost of Living Summary
Dakar vs. George Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of George Town, you would:

pay 65.5% less for restaurants

 
George Town
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $29.82
KYD24.85
$6.54
F CFA3,640
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.51
KYD12.92
$8.99
F CFA5,005
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.80
KYD3.17
$0.93
F CFA516

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pay 58.9% less for groceries

 
George Town
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
$4.97
KYD4.14
$0.55
F CFA307
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.42
KYD5.35
$6.75
F CFA3,757
Milk (1 gallon) $11.63
KYD9.69
$10.56
F CFA5,880

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pay 29.4% less for transportation

 
George Town
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.65
KYD5.54
$6.12
F CFA3,410
Monthly public transit pass $29.82
KYD24.85
$24.51
F CFA13,649
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,771.25
KYD32,302.93
$26,959.22
F CFA15,013,652

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pay 69.9% less for housing

 
George Town
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$111.36
KYD92.78
$48.58
F CFA27,055
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,931.28
KYD2,442.24
$932.62
F CFA519,376
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,539.30
KYD2,115.66
$326.78
F CFA181,984

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pay 78.7% less for childcare

 
George Town
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,601.98
KYD1,334.71
$249.17
F CFA138,763
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $25,183.42
KYD20,981.99
$6,796.99
F CFA3,785,260

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
George Town
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
KYD6.46
$2.45
F CFA1,365
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.63
KYD5.52
$4.23
F CFA2,356
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.12
KYD10.93
$1.47
F CFA819

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pay 37.1% less for clothing

 
George Town
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.47
KYD74.55
$58.82
F CFA32,757
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$70.09
KYD58.39
$37.58
F CFA20,928
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$128.24
KYD106.85
$88.23
F CFA49,136

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