Dakar vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$550	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	51	98
🏙️ Population	1.44M	4.53M

The cost of living in Dakar is 50% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4491st and 933rd ($1179 vs $2356) 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 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6249th and 2nd 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	$6.25	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$18868

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481