Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.7 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
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