Dakar vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$529	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	72
😀 Quality of life	47	78
🏙️ Population	1.44M	7.01M

The cost of living in Dakar is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4757th and 2911th ($1114 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6427th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Riyadh

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	Dakar	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529