Dakar vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$639	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$1554
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	31	19
😀 Quality of life	52	77
🏙️ Population	1.44M	630K

The cost of living in Dakar is 0.9% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4534th and 4556th ($1320 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in Senegal and Italy, respectively. Check Senegal vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 6578th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Palermo

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	Dakar	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$10956

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342