Dakar vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$639
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
31
49
😀 Quality of life
52
71
🏙️ Population
1.44M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dakar is 108% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4534th and 7679th ($1320 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6578th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Quanzhou

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Dakar Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$9536

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943