Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 50.2% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Dakar
- Groceries
-
pay 0.6% more in Dakar
- Transportation
-
pay 26.5% more in Dakar
- Housing
-
pay 40.1% more in Dakar
- Childcare
-
pay 24.2% more in Dakar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.2% more in Dakar
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Dakar are more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Dakar.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA733
|
$6.54
F CFA3,912
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,401
|
$8.99
F CFA5,379
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA456
|
$0.93
F CFA554
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA318
|
$0.98
F CFA589
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA428
|
$0.55
F CFA330
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,890
|
$6.75
F CFA4,037
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,483
|
$10.56
F CFA6,320
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,713
|
$2.41
F CFA1,445
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,323
|
$4.39
F CFA2,626
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA887
|
$1.02
F CFA609
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA298
|
$0.82
F CFA488
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.99
F CFA591
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA625
|
$0.88
F CFA527
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA715
|
$0.64
F CFA384
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA367
|
$0.54
F CFA324
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,897
|
$6.12
F CFA3,665
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA14,669
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,135,598
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
F CFA15,158
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA26,844
|
$48.58
F CFA29,077
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA244,479
|
$932.62
F CFA558,188
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA171,135
|
$326.78
F CFA195,583
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,344
|
$97.46
F CFA58,330
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,344
|
$249.17
F CFA149,132
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,009,231
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,068,127
|
|
pay 69.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA685
|
$2.45
F CFA1,467
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA978
|
$4.23
F CFA2,532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
$1.47
F CFA880
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,227
|
$64.81
F CFA38,791
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,890
|
$8.17
F CFA4,890
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.82
F CFA35,205
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.58
F CFA22,492
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.23
F CFA52,808
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.72
F CFA55,497
|
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