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
LRD1,522.56
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 80.7% more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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