Dakar vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$623
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
31
93
😀 Quality of life
52
73
🏙️ Population
1.44M
9.21M

The cost of living in Dakar is 13% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4568th and 4074th ($1281 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Senegal and Mexico, respectively. Check Senegal vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6494th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Mexico City

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Dakar Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$13182

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005