Dakar vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$5104
🏠 One person rent	$550	$1223
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$2302
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$3083
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	88
😀 Quality of life	51	93
🏙️ Population	1.44M	488K

The cost of living in Dakar is 42% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4491st and 1692nd ($1179 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Senegal and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Senegal vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6249th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Edinburgh

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	Dakar	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$14724

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Cities near Dakar

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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1651
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1659
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1537
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1731
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1527
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$1884
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1734
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1524
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1514
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1723
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1520
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1632
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1833
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1702
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1661
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1644
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1430
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1630
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1629
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1657
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1554
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1251
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1321
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1411
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1568
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1305
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1532
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1719
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666