Dakar vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$529	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	54
😀 Quality of life	47	54
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.49M

The cost of living in Dakar is 66% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4757th and 7055th ($1114 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Senegal and Brazil, respectively. Check Senegal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6427th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Recife

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	Dakar	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$14050

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509