Dakar vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$623
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
31
63
😀 Quality of life
52
54
🏙️ Population
1.44M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dakar is 204% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4568th and 8923rd ($1281 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6494th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Karachi

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Dakar Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1206
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1214
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1163
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1164
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1141
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$527
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$545
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$611
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1119
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$857
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$653
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$831
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$983
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$987
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$979
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1050
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$984
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1005
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1272
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1231
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$993
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1219
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$998
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$493
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$494
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$518
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$487
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$495
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$993
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$495
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$487
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$501
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1076

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525