Dakar vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$549	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	31
😀 Quality of life	47	34
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.55M

The cost of living in Dakar is 70% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4607th and 6889th ($1198 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in Senegal and Venezuela, respectively. Check Senegal vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6422nd and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Maracaibo

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	Dakar	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$14223

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789