Dakar vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$639	$167
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$331
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	31	65
😀 Quality of life	52	64
🏙️ Population	1.44M	9.31M

The cost of living in Dakar is 186% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 4534th and 8848th ($1320 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Senegal and India, respectively. Check Senegal vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Hyderabad, India ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6578th and 5452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Hyderabad, India

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	Dakar	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$4.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$2573

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Cities near Dakar

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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296