Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 9.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,008
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥806
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥173
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥253
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,085
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥911
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥323
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥505
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥368
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥165
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥410
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥374
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥684
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,073
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,315
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥90,228
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,538
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥527
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥605
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,394
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,915
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,829
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
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