Dakar vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$639
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
31
96
😀 Quality of life
52
74
🏙️ Population
1.44M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dakar is 69% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4534th and 6835th ($1320 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6578th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Guangzhou

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Dakar Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694