Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 15.0% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.46
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.83
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.43
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.03
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.53
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.21
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€24,148.07
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.69
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
|
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€29.11
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,048.13
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€916.26
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.74
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€632.99
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.40
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.70
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€45.21
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.99
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€34.25
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.62
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
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