Alexandria vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$363
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	29
😀 Quality of life	48	47
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.44M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 9165th and 4757th ($316 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Senegal, respectively. Check Egypt vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 6367th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Dakar

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	Alexandria	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$6669

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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