Dakar vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$639
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
31
65
😀 Quality of life
52
92
🏙️ Population
1.44M
566K

The cost of living in Dakar is 14% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4534th and 3968th ($1320 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th in Senegal and Germany, respectively. Check Senegal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 6578th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Dresden

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Dakar Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1229
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1236
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1176
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1178
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$518
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$537
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$605
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1127
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$878
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$659
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$852
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$990
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$979
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$977
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1058
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$993
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1016
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1323
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$1014
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1257
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1001
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1257
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1004
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$507
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$508
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$507
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$535
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$503
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$508
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$999
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$502
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$501
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$515
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1097

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553