Dakar vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$639	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	52	96
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.8M

The cost of living in Dakar is 32% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4534th and 2284th ($1320 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Senegal and Canada, respectively. Check Senegal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6578th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Montreal

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	Dakar	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$5550

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1229
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1236
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1176
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1178
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$605
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1127
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$878
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$659
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$852
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$990
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$979
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$977
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1058
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$993
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1016
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1323
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1257
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1001
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1257
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$507
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$535
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$503
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$508
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$502
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$515
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805