Dakar vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$529	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	72
😀 Quality of life	47	54
🏙️ Population	1.44M	16.8M

The cost of living in Dakar is 159% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4757th and 8899th ($1114 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Senegal vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6427th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Dhaka

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	Dakar	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$1681

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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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314