Dakar vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$623
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
31
27
😀 Quality of life
52
28
🏙️ Population
1.44M
42.7K

The cost of living in Dakar is 136% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4568th and 8425th ($1281 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Senegal and Kenya, respectively. Check Senegal vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 6494th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Meru

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Dakar Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$10408

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$1206
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$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

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583