Dakar vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$2042
🏠 One person rent	$549	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	44
😀 Quality of life	47	55
🏙️ Population	1.44M	4.72M

The cost of living in Dakar is 66% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4607th and 6805th ($1198 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6422nd and 5882nd 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	$5.07	$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$8603

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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 Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$482
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$745
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$433
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$571
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1091
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1500
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$534
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$535
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$493
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1093
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$574
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$466
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1394
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$518
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1190
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$460
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$483
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$516
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1079
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$581
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$583
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$498
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$511
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$509
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$559
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509