Dakar vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$571	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	1
😀 Quality of life	49	28
🏙️ Population	1.44M	65.5K

The cost of living in Dakar is 17% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4661st and 5224th ($1221 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.2 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 6722nd and 8852nd 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	$7.61	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$4068

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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 Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598