Dakar vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$639
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
31
100
😀 Quality of life
52
82
🏙️ Population
1.44M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dakar is 51% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4534th and 621st ($1320 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6578th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Hong Kong

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Dakar Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$22890

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608