Dakar vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$571	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	29	78
😀 Quality of life	49	87
🏙️ Population	1.44M	936K

The cost of living in Dakar is 50% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4661st and 950th ($1221 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Senegal and Israel, respectively. Check Senegal vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 6722nd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Jerusalem

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	Dakar	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$23696

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Cities near Dakar

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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850