Dakar vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1221
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$571
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
49
73
🏙️ Population
1.44M
13.3M

The cost of living in Dakar is 15% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4661st and 4141st ($1221 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Russia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6722nd and 2664th 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
$7.61
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.31%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7252
$15272

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$1141
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$1140
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1084
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1088
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1060
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$516
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$541
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$598
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$630
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1044
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$895
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$662
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$872
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$999
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$964
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$962
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1067
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$999
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1021
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1347
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$997
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1283
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1007
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1281
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1010
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$506
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$508
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$536
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$502
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$506
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$1003
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$503
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$503
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$514
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1099

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$914
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$915
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$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772