Dakar vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$1966
🏠 One person rent
$639
$1259
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$56.8
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
31
41
😀 Quality of life
52
21
🏙️ Population
1.44M
908K

The cost of living in Dakar is 15% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4534th and 3883rd ($1320 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Nigeria, respectively. Check Senegal vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0 months in Owerri. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 6578th and 9121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$1493

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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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$849
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$601
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$922
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$618
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$587
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$878
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$386
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$655
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$594
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1344
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$578
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$834
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$641
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$750
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1254
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$687
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$775
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$659
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$750
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1551
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1022
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$665
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$538
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1017
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$785
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$741
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1239
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$796
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$668
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$830
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$353
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1042
577 km or 358 mi Save
$650
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1042
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$612
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$750
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$584