Chennai vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$1179
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$161	$550
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1412
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	68	51
🏙️ Population	10.3M	1.44M

The cost of living in Chennai is 63% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4491st ($434 vs $1179) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in India and Senegal, respectively. Check India vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 3676th and 6249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Dakar

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	Chennai	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$835
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$1395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$9.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8320

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

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