Dakar vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$639
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
31
84
😀 Quality of life
52
71
🏙️ Population
1.44M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dakar is 102% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4534th and 7557th ($1320 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6578th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Hefei

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Dakar Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677