Barcelona vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3084
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$639
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$144
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
31
😀 Quality of life
90
52
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.44M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 60% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4534th ($2116 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Senegal, respectively. Check Spain vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 205th and 6578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Dakar

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Barcelona Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$48.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
8.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$8298

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Dakar

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1229
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1236
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1176
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1178
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$518
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$537
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$605
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1127
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$878
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$659
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$852
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$990
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$979
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$977
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1058
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$993
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1016
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1323
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$1014
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1257
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1001
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1257
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1004
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$507
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$508
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$507
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$535
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$503
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$508
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$999
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$502
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$501
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$515
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1097