Dakar vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	94
😀 Quality of life	47	93
🏙️ Population	1.44M	664K

The cost of living in Dakar is 53% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4757th and 1038th ($1114 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Senegal and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Senegal vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6427th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Rotterdam

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	Dakar	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514