Dakar vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$623
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
31
67
😀 Quality of life
52
71
🏙️ Population
1.44M
10.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 84% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4568th and 7308th ($1281 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6494th and 3241st 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
$8.04
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1206
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1214
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1163
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1164
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1141
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$527
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$545
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$611
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1119
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$857
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$653
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$831
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$983
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$987
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$979
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1050
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$984
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1005
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1272
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1231
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$993
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1219
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$998
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$493
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$494
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$518
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$487
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$495
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$993
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$495
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$487
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$501
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1076

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620