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
MAD50.46
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 60.4% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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