Dakar vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$550
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
1.44M
24.9M

The cost of living in Dakar is 1% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4491st and 4461st ($1179 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6249th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Shanghai

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Dakar Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$28143

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$1067
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1068
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1081
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1070
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$441
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$486
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$556
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$584
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1049
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$799
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$618
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$778
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$968
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$692
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$692
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1024
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$971
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$989
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$751
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$749
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$689
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$975
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$689
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$518
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$977
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$471
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$471
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$472
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$501
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$470
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$470
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$972
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$471
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$469
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$469
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$479
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$976

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740