Dakar vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$623	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	31	57
😀 Quality of life	52	63
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.42M

The cost of living in Dakar is 44% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4568th and 6337th ($1281 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Senegal and Brazil, respectively. Check Senegal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 6494th and 5445th 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	$8.04	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$15139

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1206
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1214
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1163
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1164
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1141
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$527
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$545
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$611
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1119
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$857
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$653
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$831
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$983
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$987
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$979
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1050
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$984
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1005
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1272
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1231
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$993
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1219
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$494
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$518
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$495
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$993
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$495
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$501
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751