Dakar vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1221
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$571
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
1.44M
24.9M

The cost of living in Dakar is 8% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4661st and 4879th ($1221 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6722nd and 1383rd 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
$7.61
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.31%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.3
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7252
$27624

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$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

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
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$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753