Dakar vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$550
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
1.44M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dakar is 67% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4491st and 6756th ($1179 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 6249th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$8280

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1067
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1068
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1081
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1070
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$441
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$486
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$556
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$584
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1049
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$799
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$618
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$778
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$968
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$692
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$692
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1024
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$971
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$989
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$751
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$749
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$689
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$975
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$689
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$518
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$977
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$471
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$471
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$472
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$501
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$470
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$470
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$972
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$471
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$469
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$469
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$479
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$976

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696