Dakar vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$529	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	29	56
😀 Quality of life	47	57
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.42M

The cost of living in Dakar is 58% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4757th and 6861st ($1114 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6427th and 5641st 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	$7.31	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677