Dakar vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3394
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$549
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
1.44M
13M

The cost of living in Dakar is 11% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4607th and 5091st ($1198 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Senegal and Russia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6422nd and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Moscow

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Dakar Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.07
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.84
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6945
$11652

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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

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$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541