Dakar vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$529	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	66
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.53M

The cost of living in Dakar is 23% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4757th and 6005th ($1114 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and Colombia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6427th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Medellin

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	Dakar	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$5682

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618