Dakar vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$529	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	1
😀 Quality of life	47	22
🏙️ Population	1.44M	65.5K

The cost of living in Dakar is 24% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4757th and 6047th ($1114 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Senegal vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6427th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Sao Tome

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	Dakar	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590