Chennai vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$3394
🏠 One person rent	$159	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	66	47
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.44M

The cost of living in Chennai is 64% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 8907th and 4607th ($433 vs $1198) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd 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 4094th and 6422nd 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	$1.8	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$2513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$2.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$6945

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Dakar

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