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Dakar vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 63.3% more expensive than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Dakar
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 56.1% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 93.5% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 45.2% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 21.6% more in Dakar

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Dakar are more expensive than in Havana. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Havana, you would:

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Havana	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$6.54 F CFA4,181	+48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 CUC6.50	$8.99 F CFA5,748	+38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 CUC2.20	$0.93 F CFA592	-57.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 CUC1.50	$0.98 F CFA629	-34.4%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Havana	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 CUC1.06	$0.55 F CFA353	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 CUC2.50	$6.75 F CFA4,315	+169.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.48 CUC12.48	$10.56 F CFA6,754	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 CUC3.58	$2.41 F CFA1,544	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 CUC2.38	$4.39 F CFA2,806	+84.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$1.02 F CFA651	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CUC0.64	$0.82 F CFA521	+28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 CUC1.12	$0.99 F CFA632	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CUC0.78	$0.88 F CFA564	+13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CUC1.30	$0.64 F CFA411	-50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29 CUC1.29	$0.54 F CFA346	-58.1%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 56.1% more for transportation

	Havana	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.71 CUC4.71	$6.12 F CFA3,917	+29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$24.51 F CFA15,677	-2.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$26,959.22 F CFA17,245,197	-55.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.20 CUC7.20	$25.33 F CFA16,200	+251.7%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 93.5% more for housing

	Havana	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$48.58 F CFA31,076	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.87 CUC363.87	$932.62 F CFA596,573	+156.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.40 CUC289.40	$326.78 F CFA209,033	+12.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.68 CUC28.68	$97.46 F CFA62,341	+239.8%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 45.2% more for childcare

	Havana	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$249.17 F CFA159,387	+122.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,000.00 CUC10,000.00	$6,796.99 F CFA4,347,880	-32.0%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$2.45 F CFA1,568	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.21 CUC1.21	$4.23 F CFA2,707	+249.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$1.47 F CFA941	-63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.33 CUC40.33	$64.81 F CFA41,458	+60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$0.85 CUC0.85	$8.17 F CFA5,226	+861.1%
Average			+226.2%

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pay 21.6% more for clothing

	Havana	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.75 CUC39.75	$58.82 F CFA37,626	+48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 CUC33.67	$37.58 F CFA24,039	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.25 CUC76.25	$88.23 F CFA56,440	+15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 CUC83.33	$92.72 F CFA59,313	+11.3%
Average			+21.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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