Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 32.5% cheaper than Oslo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.1% less in Dakar
- Groceries
-
pay 32.3% less in Dakar
- Transportation
-
pay 23.3% less in Dakar
- Housing
-
pay 39.9% less in Dakar
- Childcare
-
pay 9.3% less in Dakar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.7% less in Dakar
- Clothing
-
pay 29.0% less in Dakar
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Dakar.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK228.27
|
$6.54
F CFA3,770
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK128.88
|
$8.99
F CFA5,183
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK38.01
|
$0.93
F CFA534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK29.46
|
$0.98
F CFA567
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK34.06
|
$0.55
F CFA318
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK66.99
|
$6.75
F CFA3,891
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK82.37
|
$10.56
F CFA6,090
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK47.09
|
$2.41
F CFA1,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK71.12
|
$4.39
F CFA2,530
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK15.13
|
$1.02
F CFA587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK10.85
|
$0.82
F CFA470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK14.97
|
$0.99
F CFA570
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK22.94
|
$0.88
F CFA508
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.31
|
$0.64
F CFA370
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK10.89
|
$0.54
F CFA312
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK81.10
|
$6.12
F CFA3,532
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK853.16
|
$24.51
F CFA14,136
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK380,449.39
|
$26,959.22
F CFA15,549,986
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK214.95
|
$25.33
F CFA14,608
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK552.68
|
$48.58
F CFA28,021
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK15,001.12
|
$932.62
F CFA537,930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK11,889.04
|
$326.78
F CFA188,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,877.94
|
$97.46
F CFA56,213
|
|
pay 9.3% less for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,699.61
|
$249.17
F CFA143,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK84,166.50
|
$6,796.99
F CFA3,920,481
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK104.62
|
$2.45
F CFA1,414
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK45.55
|
$4.23
F CFA2,441
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK152.18
|
$1.47
F CFA848
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK482.25
|
$64.81
F CFA37,383
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK159.31
|
$8.17
F CFA4,712
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,025.93
|
$58.82
F CFA33,927
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK519.58
|
$37.58
F CFA21,676
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,174.56
|
$88.23
F CFA50,891
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,396.25
|
$92.72
F CFA53,483
|
|
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