Dakar vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$549	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	47	86
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.75M

The cost of living in Dakar is 32% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4607th and 2722nd ($1198 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Senegal and Italy, respectively. Check Senegal vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6422nd and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Rome

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	Dakar	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$10781

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262