Dakar vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$549	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	29	56
😀 Quality of life	47	58
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.42M

The cost of living in Dakar is 62% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4607th and 6712th ($1198 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 0.6 months in Salvador. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 6422nd and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Salvador

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	Dakar	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$10964

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610