Dakar vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	93
😀 Quality of life	47	82
🏙️ Population	1.44M	546K

The cost of living in Dakar is 35% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4757th and 2671st ($1114 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Senegal and Portugal, respectively. Check Senegal vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 6427th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Lisbon

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	Dakar	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112