Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 18.3% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Dakar instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
|
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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