Dakar vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$623
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
31
84
😀 Quality of life
52
72
🏙️ Population
1.44M
11.9M

The cost of living in Dakar is 43% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4568th and 6257th ($1281 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6494th and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Hangzhou

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Dakar Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$25159

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789