Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 0.0% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 62.7% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 34.7% more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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