Dakar vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$3113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	31	64
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dakar is 30% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 4534th and 2524th ($1320 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Senegal and Canada, respectively. Check Senegal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 6578th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Edmonton

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	Dakar	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$10028

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Cities near Dakar

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

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009