Dakar vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$623	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	52	100
🏙️ Population	1.44M	5.35M

The cost of living in Dakar is 50% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4568th and 829th ($1281 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Senegal and Australia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 6494th 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	$8.04	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$22313

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1206
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1214
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1163
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1164
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1141
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$527
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$545
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$611
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1119
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$857
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$653
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$831
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$983
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$987
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$979
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1050
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$984
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1005
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1272
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1231
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$993
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1219
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$494
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$518
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$495
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$993
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$495
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$501
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132