Dakar vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$550	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$3867
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	29	91
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.49M

The cost of living in Dakar is 46% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4491st and 1315th ($1179 vs $2188) 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 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 6249th and 48th 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	$6.25	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$18334

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Cities near Dakar

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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599