Copenhagen vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$363
😷 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 109% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1085th and 4757th ($2333 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Senegal, respectively. Check Denmark vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 10th and 6427th 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	$18.8	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$6669

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916