Dakar vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$4209
🏠 One person rent	$529	$892
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1501
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	82
😀 Quality of life	47	91
🏙️ Population	1.44M	548K

The cost of living in Dakar is 35% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 4757th and 2608th ($1114 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Senegal and Germany, respectively. Check Senegal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 6427th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Hanover

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	Dakar	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$26877

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421