Dakar vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$529	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	58
😀 Quality of life	47	81
🏙️ Population	1.44M	687K

The cost of living in Dakar is 11% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 4757th and 4325th ($1114 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Senegal and Spain, respectively. Check Senegal vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 6427th and 492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Seville

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	Dakar	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$6034

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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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950