Al Ain vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$363
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	29
😀 Quality of life	75	47
🏙️ Population	767K	1.44M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 66% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 2271st and 4757th ($1844 vs $1114) 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 1000th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Dakar

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	Al Ain	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$6669

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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