Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 38.6% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.9% more in Dakar
- Groceries
-
pay 16.9% more in Dakar
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Dakar
- Housing
-
pay 62.2% more in Dakar
- Childcare
-
pay 12.2% less in Dakar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.4% more in Dakar
- Clothing
-
pay 12.7% more in Dakar
The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Dakar are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dakar.
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
MYR19.29
|
$6.54
F CFA3,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR19.29
|
$8.99
F CFA5,104
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.58
|
$0.93
F CFA526
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.27
|
$0.98
F CFA559
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.02
|
$0.55
F CFA313
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR32.17
|
$6.75
F CFA3,831
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR30.65
|
$10.56
F CFA5,997
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.01
|
$2.41
F CFA1,371
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.22
|
$4.39
F CFA2,491
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.26
|
$1.02
F CFA578
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.93
|
$0.82
F CFA463
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.31
|
$0.99
F CFA561
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.66
|
$0.88
F CFA500
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR1.98
|
$0.64
F CFA365
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.18
|
$0.54
F CFA307
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.53
|
$6.12
F CFA3,478
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR48.22
|
$24.51
F CFA13,920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR159,134.58
|
$26,959.22
F CFA15,311,561
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR43.40
|
$25.33
F CFA14,384
|
|
pay 62.2% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR107.28
|
$48.58
F CFA27,592
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,277.11
|
$932.62
F CFA529,682
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,578.19
|
$326.78
F CFA185,595
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR212.40
|
$97.46
F CFA55,351
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,064.92
|
$249.17
F CFA141,516
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR37,876.66
|
$6,796.99
F CFA3,860,369
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR17.36
|
$2.45
F CFA1,392
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.39
|
$4.23
F CFA2,403
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR17.36
|
$1.47
F CFA835
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR190.00
|
$64.81
F CFA36,810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR20.25
|
$8.17
F CFA4,640
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR245.16
|
$58.82
F CFA33,407
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR148.61
|
$37.58
F CFA21,343
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR325.89
|
$88.23
F CFA50,111
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR311.04
|
$92.72
F CFA52,662
|
|
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