Dakar vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$2300
🏠 One person rent	$550	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$836
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	29	55
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	1.44M	39K

The cost of living in Dakar is 17% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4491st and 5228th ($1179 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and the Palestine, respectively. Check Senegal vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 6249th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Ramallah

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	Dakar	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$3737

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Cities near Dakar

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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$964
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1583
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1752
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2068
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1900
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$849
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1701
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$760
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$737
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1776
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1873
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1826
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2149
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1850
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$802
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$679
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$1962
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1499