Caracas vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1179
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$357	$550
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1412
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$403
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	29
😀 Quality of life	41	51
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.44M

The cost of living in Caracas is 17% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 5499th and 4491st ($975 vs $1179) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Venezuela and Senegal, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 7028th and 6249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Dakar

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	Caracas	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$835
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$2528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$1395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$9.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$8320

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976