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
KMF750
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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