Dakar vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$623
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
31
21
😀 Quality of life
52
46
🏙️ Population
1.44M
6.56M

The cost of living in Dakar is 112% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4568th and 7943rd ($1281 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6494th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Shaoyang

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Dakar Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1206
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1214
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1163
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1164
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1141
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$527
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$545
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$611
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1119
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$857
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$653
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$831
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$983
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$987
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$979
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1050
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$984
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1005
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1272
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1231
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$993
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1219
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$998
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$493
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$494
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$518
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$487
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$495
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$993
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$495
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$487
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$501
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1076

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619