Dakar vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$549	$955
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1589
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$3052
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	29	63
😀 Quality of life	47	89
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dakar is 33% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 4607th and 2563rd ($1198 vs $1785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th in Senegal and Canada, respectively. Check Senegal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Edmonton ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 6422nd and 172nd 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	$5.07	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$929
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$2798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$8270

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917