Dakar vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$2111
🏠 One person rent	$550	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$255
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	44
😀 Quality of life	51	55
🏙️ Population	1.44M	4.72M

The cost of living in Dakar is 64% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4491st and 6696th ($1179 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and Tanzania, respectively. Check Senegal vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 6249th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Dar es Salaam

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	Dakar	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$0.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$14488

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449