Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 16.7% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 45.6% more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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