Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Dakar instead of Sana'a, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Sana'a
|
Dakar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Sana'a
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Sana'a
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Sana'a
|
Dakar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sana'a
|
Dakar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Sana'a
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Sana'a
|
Dakar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
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