Dakar vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dakar Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3394
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$549
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
29
25
😀 Quality of life
47
32
🏙️ Population
1.44M
2.58M

The cost of living in Dakar is 78% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4607th and 7105th ($1198 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Senegal and Syria, respectively. Check Senegal vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 6422nd and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dakar vs Damascus infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dakar vs Damascus

Prices for goods and services in Dakar and Damascus are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dakar Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.07
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.84
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6945
$1645

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838