Dakar vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$639
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$776
😷 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 120% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4534th and 7929th ($1320 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6578th and 7123rd 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
$8.31
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1229
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1236
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1176
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1178
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$518
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$537
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$605
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1127
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$878
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$659
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$852
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$990
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$979
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$977
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1058
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$993
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1016
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1323
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$1014
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1257
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1001
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1257
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1004
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$507
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$508
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$507
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$535
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$503
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$508
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$999
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$502
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$501
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$515
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1097

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615