Buenos Aires vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$3018
🏠 One person rent	$555	$623
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$1055
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$171
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	79	31
😀 Quality of life	77	52
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.44M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 3% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 4647th and 4568th ($1247 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1053rd and 6494th 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	$17.5	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	7.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$9494

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$955
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$788
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$970
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$914
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$693
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1035
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$610
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1082
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$920
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$872
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1001
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$920
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$784
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$977
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$939
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$948
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$923
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$972
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$961
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$923
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$959
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$948

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1206
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1214
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1163
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1164
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1141
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$527
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$545
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$611
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1119
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$857
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$653
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$831
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$983
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$987
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$979
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1050
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$984
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1005
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1272
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1231
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$993
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1219
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$494
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$518
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$495
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$993
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$495
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$501
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1076