Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 62.7% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.33
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.40
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.27
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.63
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.34
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.23
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.10
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.92
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD27.95
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.85
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.15
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.65
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.83
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.84
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD251.66
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD342,255.40
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.46
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD376.89
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,969.12
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,258.99
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.18
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 60.4% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,268.05
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,704.44
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.27
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.48
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.76
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD260.84
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.43
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD490.33
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD423.97
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD943.72
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD885.84
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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