Dakar vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$5875
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2674
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$827
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$3761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	53
😀 Quality of life	47	89
🏙️ Population	1.44M	140K

The cost of living in Dakar is 62% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4757th and 200th ($1114 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Iceland, respectively. Check Senegal vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6427th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Reykjavik

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	Dakar	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$10.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$128
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$2532

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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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006