Dakar vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$529	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	63
😀 Quality of life	47	50
🏙️ Population	1.44M	14.9M

The cost of living in Dakar is 152% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4757th and 8872nd ($1114 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Senegal and Pakistan, respectively. Check Senegal vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6427th and 6253rd 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	$7.31	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$1405

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552