Dakar vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$550
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
1.44M
579K

The cost of living in Dakar is 22% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4491st and 3358th ($1179 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th 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 2.1 months in Essen. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 6249th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$9133

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410