Dakar vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$623
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
31
96
😀 Quality of life
52
77
🏙️ Population
1.44M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dakar is 63% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4568th and 6854th ($1281 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6494th and 1149th 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
$8.04
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1206
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1214
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1163
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1164
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1141
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$527
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$545
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$611
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1119
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$857
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$653
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$831
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$983
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$987
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$979
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1050
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$984
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1005
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1272
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1231
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$993
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1219
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$998
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$493
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$494
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$518
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$487
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$495
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$993
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$495
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$487
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$501
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1076

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711