Birmingham vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2879
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$571
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$158
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	29
😀 Quality of life	95	49
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.44M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 75% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4661st ($2137 vs $1221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 48th and 6722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Dakar

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	Birmingham	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$46.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$771
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	8.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$2430
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$60.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$7252

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1141
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1084
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1088
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1060
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$516
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$541
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$598
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$630
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1044
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$895
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$872
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$999
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$964
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$962
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1067
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$999
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1021
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1347
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1283
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1281
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$508
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$536
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$502
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$506
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$503
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$514
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1099