Buenos Aires vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$2879
🏠 One person rent	$496	$571
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$158
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	78	49
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.44M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 7% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 4856th and 4661st ($1139 vs $1221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Argentina and Senegal, respectively. Check Argentina vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 1059th and 6722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Dakar

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	Buenos Aires	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$46.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$771
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	8.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$2430
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$60.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$7252

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$879
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$715
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$949
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$641
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$990
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$590
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1032
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$968
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$871
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$844
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$981
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$817
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$848
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$710
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$959
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$874
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$886
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$846
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$954
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$935
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$841
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$947
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$906
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$897

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