Dakar vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1221
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$571
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
49
73
🏙️ Population
1.44M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 107% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4661st and 7909th ($1221 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 211th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6722nd and 2948th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.31%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.3
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7252
$21696

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652