Dakar vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$550
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
51
73
🏙️ Population
1.44M
12.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 15% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4491st and 5167th ($1179 vs $1021) 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 0.3 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 6249th and 1608th 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
$6.25
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1067
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1068
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1081
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1070
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$441
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$486
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$556
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$584
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1049
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$799
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$618
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$778
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$968
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$692
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$692
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1024
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$971
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$989
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$751
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$749
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$689
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$975
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$689
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$518
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$977
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$471
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$471
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$472
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$501
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$470
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$470
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$972
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$471
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$469
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$469
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$479
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$976

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18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517