Dakar vs Goiania - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Goiania
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1905
🏠 One person rent	$529	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$342
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	33
😀 Quality of life	47	50
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.44M

The cost of living in Dakar is 68% more expensive than in Goiania. Cities ranked 4757th and 7098th ($1114 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Senegal and Brazil, respectively. Check Senegal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.5 months in Goiania. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Goiania ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 6427th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Goiania

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	Dakar	Goiania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$14624

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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 Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$596
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$508
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$765
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$630
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$606
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$581
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$653
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$595
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$606
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$630
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$595
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$529
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$603
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$564
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$625
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$522
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$582
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$571
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$573
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$590
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$585
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$719
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$797
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$647
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$589
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$536
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$580
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$593
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$558
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$578
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$577