Birmingham vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$2994
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$529
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$363
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
94
47
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.44M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 75% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4757th ($1951 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Senegal, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 35th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$6669

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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