Dakar vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$2880
🏠 One person rent	$623	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$1558
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	31	19
😀 Quality of life	52	65
🏙️ Population	1.44M	630K

The cost of living in Dakar is 9% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4568th and 4806th ($1281 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.3 months in Palermo. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Palermo ranked 113th in Italy, while ranked 6494th and 5211th 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	$8.04	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$3187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$77.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$9264

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1206
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1214
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1163
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1164
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1141
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$527
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$545
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$611
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1119
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$857
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$653
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$831
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$983
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$987
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$979
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1050
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$984
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1005
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1272
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1231
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$993
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1219
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$494
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$518
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$495
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$993
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$495
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$501
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1110
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1176
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1123
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1063
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1317
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1238
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1247
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1639
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1769
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1764
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2127
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1852
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1824
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1230
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$519
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1685
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1505
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1570
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$547
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$633
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$391
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1201
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1217
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1346
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1362