Dakar vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$529	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	29	81
😀 Quality of life	47	67
🏙️ Population	1.44M	5.6M

The cost of living in Dakar is 14% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4757th and 5668th ($1114 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and Russia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6427th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Saint Petersburg

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	Dakar	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441