Dakar vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$3222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	94
😀 Quality of life	47	95
🏙️ Population	1.44M	626K

The cost of living in Dakar is 45% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4757th and 1806th ($1114 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Senegal and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Senegal vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6427th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Glasgow

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	Dakar	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$15092

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288