Dakar vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$529	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$3209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	47	95
🏙️ Population	1.44M	631K

The cost of living in Dakar is 37% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 4757th and 2469th ($1114 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Senegal and Germany, respectively. Check Senegal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 6427th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Dusseldorf

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	Dakar	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$21276

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744