Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 37.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Paris, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
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