Dakar vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2994
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$529
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1249
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
82
😀 Quality of life
47
69
🏙️ Population
1.44M
15.4M

The cost of living in Dakar is 56% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4757th and 6818th ($1114 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and India, respectively. Check Senegal vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6427th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Mumbai

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Dakar Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.31
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$750
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1999
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.12%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2214
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.53
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.56
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.72
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.09
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$246
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6669
$3007

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296