Dakar vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$529	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dakar is 10% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4757th and 5424th ($1114 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Angola, respectively. Check Senegal vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6427th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Luanda

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	Dakar	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961