Dakar vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1221
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$571
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
49
69
🏙️ Population
1.44M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dakar is 90% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4661st and 7469th ($1221 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 35th in China, while ranked 6722nd and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.31%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.3
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7252
$9056

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1141
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1140
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1084
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1088
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1060
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$516
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$541
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$598
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$630
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1044
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$895
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$662
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$872
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$999
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$964
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$962
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1067
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$999
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1021
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1347
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$997
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1283
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1007
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1281
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1010
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$506
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$508
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$536
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$502
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$506
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$1003
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$503
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$503
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$514
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1099

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663