Abu Dhabi vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$3018
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$623
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1055
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$171
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	51	31
😀 Quality of life	85	52
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.44M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 67% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1650th and 4568th ($2133 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Senegal, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 424th and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Dakar

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	Abu Dhabi	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	7.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$9494

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1206
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1214
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1163
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1164
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1141
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$527
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$545
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$611
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1119
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$857
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$653
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$831
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$983
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$987
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$979
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1050
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$984
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1005
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1272
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1231
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$993
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1219
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$494
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$518
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$495
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$993
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$495
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$501
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1076