Dakar vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$529	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	47	65
🏙️ Population	1.44M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 14% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4757th and 5654th ($1114 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Sao Paulo. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6427th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Sao Paulo

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	Dakar	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611