Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 22.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 83.9% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 43.0% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
|
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