Dakar vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$639
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
31
66
😀 Quality of life
52
90
🏙️ Population
1.44M
3.94M

The cost of living in Dakar is 45% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4534th and 1039th ($1320 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Senegal vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6578th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Dubai

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Dakar Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$16876

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$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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13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492