Copenhagen vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$3394
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	97	47
🏙️ Population	644K	1.44M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 107% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 795th and 4607th ($2483 vs $1198) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Senegal, respectively. Check Denmark vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 9th and 6422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Dakar

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	Copenhagen	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$2513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$1433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$6945

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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