Barcelona vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1179
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3311
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1412
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$403
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
29
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.44M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 50% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4491st ($1773 vs $1179) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 months in Dakar. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 193rd and 6249th 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
$15.3
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$835
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$2528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$8320

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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