Addis Ababa vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$710	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$363
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	32	29
😀 Quality of life	39	47
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.44M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 4540th and 4757th ($1180 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Senegal, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 7025th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Dakar

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	Addis Ababa	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$6669

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916