Dakar vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$550	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	72
😀 Quality of life	51	61
🏙️ Population	1.44M	4.43M

The cost of living in Dakar is 30% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4491st and 5921st ($1179 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6249th and 5184th 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	$6.25	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$4829

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952