Brussels vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1179
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$3311
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$1412
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$403
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
89
51
🏙️ Population
189K
1.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 59% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 2147th and 4491st ($1869 vs $1179) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Senegal, respectively. Check Belgium vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 148th and 6249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dakar

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Brussels Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$835
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$2528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$9.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$8320

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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