Brussels vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$3394
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	196K	1.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 63% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1988th and 4607th ($1958 vs $1198) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 173rd and 6422nd 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	$20.8	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$6945

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047