Dakar vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	98
😀 Quality of life	47	90
🏙️ Population	1.44M	3.42M

The cost of living in Dakar is 37% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4757th and 2443rd ($1114 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Senegal and Spain, respectively. Check Senegal vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6427th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Madrid

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	Dakar	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$10042

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522