Cost of living comparison

 Vatican City, Holy See (Vatican City)
compared to
 Dakar, Senegal
Dakar vs. Vatican City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Vatican City, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Vatican City
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.54
F CFA3,927
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $8.99
F CFA5,400
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.93
F CFA556

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Vatican City
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.55
F CFA331
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.75
F CFA4,053
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $10.56
F CFA6,345

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Vatican City
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.12
F CFA3,679
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.51
F CFA14,727
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,959.22
F CFA16,199,412

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Vatican City
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $48.58
F CFA29,192
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $932.62
F CFA560,396
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $326.78
F CFA196,356

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Vatican City
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $249.17
F CFA149,722
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,796.99
F CFA4,084,215

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Vatican City
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.45
F CFA1,473
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.23
F CFA2,542
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.47
F CFA884

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Vatican City
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $58.82
F CFA35,344
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.58
F CFA22,581
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $88.23
F CFA53,017

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