Dakar vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$623	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	52	68
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.32M

The cost of living in Dakar is 64% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4568th and 6861st ($1281 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Senegal and Brazil, respectively. Check Senegal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6494th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Guarulhos

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	Dakar	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$9818

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Cities near Dakar

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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722