Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 14.8% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 56.2% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 71.3% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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