Dakar vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$571	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$1175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	29	93
😀 Quality of life	49	78
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.98M

The cost of living in Dakar is 41% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 4661st and 6384th ($1221 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Malaysia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 6722nd and 985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Dakar	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$9002

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Cities near Dakar

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

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$681
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$584
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$704
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$643
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$689
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$771
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$519
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$657
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$552
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$552
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$771
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$598
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$701
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$754
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3201
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$466
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$542
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$460
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$509
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$570
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$592
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$449
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$592
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$756