Dakar vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$529	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	48
😀 Quality of life	47	75
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.32M

The cost of living in Dakar is 17% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4757th and 4065th ($1114 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and Uruguay, respectively. Check Senegal vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6427th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Montevideo

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	Dakar	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940