Dakar vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$549	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	72
😀 Quality of life	47	58
🏙️ Population	1.44M	4.43M

The cost of living in Dakar is 11% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4607th and 5069th ($1198 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Senegal and South Africa, respectively. Check Senegal vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6422nd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Johannesburg

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	Dakar	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$5865

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045