Dakar vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$639	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	46
😀 Quality of life	52	92
🏙️ Population	1.44M	675K

The cost of living in Dakar is 29% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4534th and 2599th ($1320 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Senegal and Sweden, respectively. Check Senegal vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 6578th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Gothenburg

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	Dakar	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$4729

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$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

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481