Budapest vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1179
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3311
🏠 One person rent
$540
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1412
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$403
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.44M

The cost of living in Budapest is 5% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 4647th and 4491st ($1124 vs $1179) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Senegal, respectively. Check Hungary vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 485th and 6249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Dakar

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Budapest Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$835
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$1395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$8320

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

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