Belem vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$405	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	29
😀 Quality of life	41	47
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.44M

The cost of living in Belem is 32% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 6655th and 4757th ($755 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Senegal, respectively. Check Brazil vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 6876th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Dakar

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	Belem	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$6669

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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