Dakar vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3394
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$549
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
47
69
🏙️ Population
1.44M
10.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 77% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4607th and 7055th ($1198 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 115th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6422nd and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Dongguan

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Dakar Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.07
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.84
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6945
$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623