Dakar vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$529	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	42
😀 Quality of life	47	56
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.43M

The cost of living in Dakar is 49% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 4757th and 6696th ($1114 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Senegal and Brazil, respectively. Check Senegal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6427th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Fortaleza

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	Dakar	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$2060

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588