Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 5.8% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 30.5% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 49.3% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 43.3% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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