Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 60.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 60.0% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.49
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.69
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES721.09
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES432.35
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES349.53
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.02
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.45
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.71
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.97
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.24
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.76
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES796.50
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.25
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.07
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
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