Dakar vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$550
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
1.44M
10.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 100% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4491st and 7769th ($1179 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6249th and 2370th 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
$6.25
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$16599

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611