Dakar vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$639
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$780
😷 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 116% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4534th and 7844th ($1320 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 14th in China, while ranked 6578th and 3253rd 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
$8.31
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$22493

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$1229
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1236
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1176
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1178
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$518
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$537
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$605
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1127
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$878
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$659
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$852
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$990
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$979
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$977
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1058
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$993
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1016
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1323
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$1014
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1257
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1001
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1257
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1004
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$507
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$508
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$507
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$535
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$503
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$508
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$999
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$502
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$501
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$515
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1097

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664