Charlotte vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$3394
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$383
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
29
😀 Quality of life
88
47
🏙️ Population
875K
1.44M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 118% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 574th and 4607th ($2615 vs $1198) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 2nd in the United States and Senegal, respectively. Check the United States vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 230th and 6422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$2513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$1433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$6945

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1095
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1203
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1051
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1062
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1003
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$488
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$520
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$569
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$649
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1039
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$889
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$678
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$866
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$972
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$835
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$840
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1030
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$974
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$994
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1213
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$898
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1138
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$979
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1146
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$574
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$983
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$495
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$497
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$496
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$528
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$494
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$498
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$971
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$496
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$494
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$495
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$503
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1047