Dakar vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$549	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	47	99
🏙️ Population	1.44M	8.8M

The cost of living in Dakar is 65% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4607th and 37th ($1198 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Senegal and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Senegal vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.4 months in London. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6422nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs London

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	Dakar	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$25830

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055