Calgary vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3018
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$623
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1055
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$171
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	31
😀 Quality of life	90	52
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.44M

The cost of living in Calgary is 64% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1759th and 4568th ($2095 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Senegal, respectively. Check Canada vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 187th and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dakar

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	Calgary	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	7.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$9494

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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