Dakar vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$639
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
31
53
😀 Quality of life
52
71
🏙️ Population
1.44M
9.4M

The cost of living in Dakar is 97% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4534th and 7431st ($1320 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6578th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Ningbo

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Dakar Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525