Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 70.9% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 80.7% more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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