Dakar vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	93
😀 Quality of life	47	98
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dakar is 46% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4757th and 1654th ($1114 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Senegal and Australia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6427th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Perth

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	Dakar	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$11252

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645