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
CVE508.29
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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