Cost of living comparison

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Dakar is 11.1% more expensive than Kingston.

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

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

 
Kingston
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.52
JMD1,171.70
$6.54
F CFA4,110
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
$8.99
F CFA5,652
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.41
JMD220.07
$0.93
F CFA582

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

 
Kingston
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
$3.54
JMD551.90
$0.55
F CFA347
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.58
JMD1,024.62
$6.75
F CFA4,242
Milk (1 gallon) $15.26
JMD2,377.50
$10.56
F CFA6,640

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

 
Kingston
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
JMD753.27
$6.12
F CFA3,851
Monthly public transit pass $37.59
JMD5,858.51
$24.51
F CFA15,414
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022

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pay 10.7% less for housing

 
Kingston
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
$48.58
F CFA30,553
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $874.50
JMD136,277.45
$932.62
F CFA586,535
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $425.21
JMD66,261.79
$326.78
F CFA205,515

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Kingston
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.66
JMD35,476.53
$249.17
F CFA156,706
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721

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pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kingston
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.13
JMD488.21
$2.45
F CFA1,541
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.28
JMD667.43
$4.23
F CFA2,661
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
$1.47
F CFA925

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pay 57.3% more for clothing

 
Kingston
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
$58.82
F CFA36,993
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
$37.58
F CFA23,634
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
$88.23
F CFA55,490

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