Dakar vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dakar | Guangzhou | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dakar is 59% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4491st and 6607th ($1179 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6249th and 955th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Rufisque | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Thies | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Fatick | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Kaolack | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Louga | |
| 171 km or 106 mi |  Banjul | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Lamin | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Saint-Louis | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Brikama | |
| 266 km or 165 mi |  Rosso | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Ziguinchor | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Kolda | |
| 378 km or 235 mi |  Bissau | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Nouakchott | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Bafata | |
| 629 km or 391 mi |  Boffa | |
| 651 km or 404 mi |  Praia | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Assomada | |
| 709 km or 441 mi | Conakry | |
| 727 km or 452 mi | Forecariah | |
| 757 km or 471 mi | Mamou | |
| 833 km or 518 mi |  Freetown | |
| 841 km or 522 mi | Mindelo | |
| 978 km or 607 mi | Bo | |
| 1009 km or 627 mi | Kankan | |
| 1023 km or 636 mi | Kenema | |
| 1048 km or 651 mi |  Bamako | |
| 1051 km or 653 mi | Gueckedou | |
| 1087 km or 675 mi | Banamba | |
| 1088 km or 676 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 1141 km or 709 mi | Bougouni | |
| 1185 km or 736 mi |  Monrovia | |
| 1197 km or 744 mi | Kakata | |
| 1215 km or 755 mi | Segou | |
| 1220 km or 758 mi | Nzerekore | |
| 1232 km or 766 mi | Markala | |
| 1256 km or 781 mi | Yekepa | |
| 1258 km or 782 mi | Sanniquellie | |
| 1332 km or 828 mi | Sikasso | |
| 1413 km or 878 mi |  Korhogo |
Cities near Guangzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Foshan | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Dongguan | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Kaiping | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Macau | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Huizhou | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Yunfu | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Kowloon | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 162 km or 100 mi | Heyuan | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Shanwei | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Hezhou | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Maoming | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Puning | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Meizhou | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Jieyang | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Yulin | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Shantou | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Guigang | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Guilin | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Laibin | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Hengyang | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Longyan | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Haikou |