Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 32.8% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.55
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.81
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.47
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$7.34
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$12.34
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$12.09
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.94
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.47
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.93
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.61
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.62
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.79
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.48
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$11.35
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$225.54
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$60,714.00
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$32.20
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 37.6% less for housing
Wellington
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$95.95
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,629.68
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,360.63
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$237.11
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,540.73
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$22,365.19
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$12.67
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$6.04
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$43.24
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$70.45
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$21.65
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$133.98
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$97.41
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$211.18
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$229.13
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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