Berlin vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3084
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$144
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	95	52
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.44M

The cost of living in Berlin is 74% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1275th and 4534th ($2302 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Senegal, respectively. Check Germany vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 35th and 6578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dakar

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	Berlin	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$48.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	8.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$2799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$8298

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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