Dakar vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3394
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$549
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
62
😀 Quality of life
47
67
🏙️ Population
1.44M
1.99M

The cost of living in Dakar is 67% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4607th and 6834th ($1198 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6422nd and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.07
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.84
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6945
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1095
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1203
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1051
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1062
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1003
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$488
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$520
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$569
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$649
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1039
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$889
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$678
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$866
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$972
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$835
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$840
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1030
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$974
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$994
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1213
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$898
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1138
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$979
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1146
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$574
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$983
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$495
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$497
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$496
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$528
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$494
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$498
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$971
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$496
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$494
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$495
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$503
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1047

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795