Dakar vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$4796
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1614
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2550
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$3215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	47	92
🏙️ Population	1.44M	718K

The cost of living in Dakar is 53% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 4757th and 1006th ($1114 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Senegal and Canada, respectively. Check Senegal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.4 months in Mississauga. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Mississauga ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6427th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Mississauga

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	Dakar	Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$70.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$8197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$92.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$10536

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$1946
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2142
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2453
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2267
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2185
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2017
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2291
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$1899
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1861
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2432
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2089
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1783
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2056
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1977
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1554
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2009
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2013
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2183
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2145
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1680
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2056
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1910
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2082
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$2101
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$1990
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1936
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1799
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2081