Dakar vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2994
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$529
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1249
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$893
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
54
😀 Quality of life
47
66
🏙️ Population
1.44M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dakar is 73% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4757th and 7256th ($1114 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6427th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.31
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$750
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1999
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.12%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2214
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.53
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.56
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.72
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.09
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$246
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6669
$20567

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936