Dakar vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$623	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	38
😀 Quality of life	52	87
🏙️ Population	1.44M	574K

The cost of living in Dakar is 22% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4568th and 3402nd ($1281 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Senegal and Canada, respectively. Check Senegal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6494th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Quebec City

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	Dakar	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$8149

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Cities near Dakar

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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913