Cape Town vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2879
🏠 One person rent	$681	$571
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$158
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	29
😀 Quality of life	55	49
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 0.9% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 4637th and 4661st ($1231 vs $1221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Senegal, respectively. Check South Africa vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 6312th and 6722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Dakar

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	Cape Town	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$46.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$771
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	8.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$2430
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$60.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$7252

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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