Bangalore vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$1179
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$239	$550
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$1412
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	74	29
😀 Quality of life	70	51
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.44M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 50% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 7797th and 4491st ($585 vs $1179) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in India and Senegal, respectively. Check India vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 2674th and 6249th 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	$3.88	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$835
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$2528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$1395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$8320

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976