Dakar vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5713
🏠 One person rent	$571	$1359
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$2393
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$3676
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	88
😀 Quality of life	49	95
🏙️ Population	1.44M	488K

The cost of living in Dakar is 47% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4661st and 1247th ($1221 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6722nd and 59th 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	$7.61	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$8.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$23184

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1141
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1084
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1088
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1060
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$516
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$541
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$598
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$630
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1044
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$895
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$872
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$999
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$964
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$962
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1067
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$999
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1021
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1347
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1283
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1281
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$508
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$536
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$502
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$506
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$503
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$514
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808