Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 24.3% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Praia, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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