Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.3 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 96.2% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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