Cape Town vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$582	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	29
😀 Quality of life	58	47
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 4% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 5016th and 4757th ($1071 vs $1114) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 5491st and 6427th 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	$8.4	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$6669

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916