Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 17.8% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 67.9% more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF758
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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