Dakar vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$789
🏠 One person rent
$550
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
41
😀 Quality of life
51
17
🏙️ Population
1.44M
908K

The cost of living in Dakar is 132% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4491st and 8460th ($1179 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and Nigeria, respectively. Check Senegal vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6249th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$698

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265