Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 19.4% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.67
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.23
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.28
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.53
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 44.3% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€544.17
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.48
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.34
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.77
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.68
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.84
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.39
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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