Dakar vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	31	90
😀 Quality of life	52	94
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.51M

The cost of living in Dakar is 47% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4534th and 889th ($1320 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Germany, respectively. Check Senegal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6578th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Munich

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	Dakar	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748