Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 31.4% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR275.53
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR43.97
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.67
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR39.72
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR270.52
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR270.37
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.01
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR137.85
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.01
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.54
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.63
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.19
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.37
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.43
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR275.02
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,013.95
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,603,079.59
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR951.83
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,548.94
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,545.23
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,535.61
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,640.90
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,253.03
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR180,346.45
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.20
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.09
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR305.59
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,302.50
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,705.20
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,057.29
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,241.48
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,506.74
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
|
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