Dakar vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$4848
🏠 One person rent	$549	$1146
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$3562
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	94
😀 Quality of life	47	96
🏙️ Population	1.44M	626K

The cost of living in Dakar is 40% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4607th and 1833rd ($1198 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6422nd and 19th 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	$5.07	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$12979

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364