Dakar vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$550
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
90
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
1.44M
9.21M

The cost of living in Dakar is 9% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4491st and 4206th ($1179 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Senegal and Mexico, respectively. Check Senegal vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6249th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$10204

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881