Dakar vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$529	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	23
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.06M

The cost of living in Dakar is 46% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4757th and 6606th ($1114 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Senegal and Brazil, respectively. Check Senegal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 6427th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Manaus

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	Dakar	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$4516

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638