Dakar vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$2196
🏠 One person rent	$550	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$412
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	67
😀 Quality of life	51	54
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.53M

The cost of living in Dakar is 36% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4491st and 6140th ($1179 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 6249th and 5994th 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	$6.25	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$6416

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$778
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$727
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$649
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$639
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$639
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$567
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$551
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$525
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$433
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$645
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$416
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$724
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$883
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$493
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$511
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$633
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$617
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$612
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$597
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$648
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$530
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$720
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$612
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$536
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$594
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$507
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$708
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$593
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$589
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$592
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$455
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617