Dakar vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$623
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
31
93
😀 Quality of life
52
72
🏙️ Population
1.44M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 104% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4568th and 7755th ($1281 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 181st 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 19th in China, while ranked 6494th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Foshan

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Dakar Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$22953

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21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1206
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1214
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1163
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1164
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1141
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$527
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$545
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$611
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1119
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$857
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$653
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$831
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$983
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$987
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$979
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1050
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$984
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1005
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1272
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1231
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$993
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1219
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$998
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$493
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$494
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$518
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$487
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$495
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$993
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$495
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$487
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$501
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1076

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679