Dakar vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$550
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
62
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
1.44M
2M

The cost of living in Dakar is 81% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4491st and 7206th ($1179 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Belarus, respectively. Check Senegal vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6249th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$5767

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760