Brussels vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$3084
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$144
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	31
😀 Quality of life	92	52
🏙️ Population	196K	1.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 56% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4534th ($2065 vs $1320) 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 99th and 6578th 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	$24.7	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$48.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	8.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$2799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$8298

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

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