Dakar vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1221
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$571
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
63
😀 Quality of life
49
54
🏙️ Population
1.44M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dakar is 184% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4661st and 8915th ($1221 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and Pakistan, respectively. Check Senegal vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6722nd and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.2
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.31%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.3
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7252
$1491

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558