Dakar vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$571	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	49	69
🏙️ Population	1.44M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 16% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4661st and 5192nd ($1221 vs $1052) 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 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6722nd and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dakar	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$15428

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1141
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1084
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1088
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1060
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$516
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$541
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$598
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$630
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1044
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$895
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$872
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$999
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$964
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$962
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1067
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$999
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1021
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1347
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1283
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1281
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$508
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$536
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$502
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$506
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$503
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$514
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666