Dakar vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$550
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
53
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
1.44M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dakar is 71% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4491st and 6882nd ($1179 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6249th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1067
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1068
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1081
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1070
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$441
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$486
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$556
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$584
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1049
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$799
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$618
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$778
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$968
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$692
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$692
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1024
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$971
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$989
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$751
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$749
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$689
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$975
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$689
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$518
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$977
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$471
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$471
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$472
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$501
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$470
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$470
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$972
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$471
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$469
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$469
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$479
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$976

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083