Dakar vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$549	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	47	100
🏙️ Population	1.44M	5.03M

The cost of living in Dakar is 50% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4607th and 923rd ($1198 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Senegal and Australia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6422nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Melbourne

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	Dakar	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913