Dakar vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$529	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	47	62
🏙️ Population	1.44M	6.21M

The cost of living in Dakar is 22% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4757th and 5954th ($1114 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6427th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Dakar	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562