Brussels vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2879
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$571
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$158
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	196K	1.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 66% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1913th and 4661st ($2028 vs $1221) 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 1.7 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 165th and 6722nd 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	$25.6	$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$46.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$771
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	8.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$2430
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$60.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$7252

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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