Dakar vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$5194
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1163
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$4099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	84
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.91M

The cost of living in Dakar is 40% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4534th and 1513th ($1320 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Senegal and Germany, respectively. Check Senegal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 6578th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Hamburg City

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	Dakar	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$23203

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492