Dakar vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$623
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$771
😷 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 98% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4568th and 7630th ($1281 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 26th in China, while ranked 6494th and 3354th 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
$8.04
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$9745

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954