Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 38.6% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.85
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.25
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.74
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,454.86
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.67
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 62.2% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.89
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,396.17
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,660.71
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.51
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,120.59
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,857.02
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.04
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR199.93
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.31
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR257.97
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.38
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR342.93
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.30
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
|
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