Cologne vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2879
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$571
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$158
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	29
😀 Quality of life	96	49
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.44M

The cost of living in Cologne is 61% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 2104th and 4661st ($1968 vs $1221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Senegal, respectively. Check Germany vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 23rd and 6722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Dakar

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	Cologne	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$46.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$771
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	8.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$2430
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$60.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$7252

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1141
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1084
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1088
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1060
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$516
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$541
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$598
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$630
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1044
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$895
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$872
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$999
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$964
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$962
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1067
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$999
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1021
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1347
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1283
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1281
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$508
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$536
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$502
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$506
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$503
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$514
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1099