Dakar vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$529	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	38
😀 Quality of life	47	86
🏙️ Population	1.44M	549K

The cost of living in Dakar is 32% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4757th and 2883rd ($1114 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th in Senegal and Canada, respectively. Check Senegal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6427th and 310th 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	$7.31	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$6012

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Cities near Dakar

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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732