Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 34.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 71.3% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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