Bangalore vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$219	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$363
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	74	29
😀 Quality of life	68	47
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.44M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 52% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 8398th and 4757th ($533 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Senegal, respectively. Check India vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 3159th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Dakar

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	Bangalore	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$6669

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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