Dakar vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2994
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$529
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$1249
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
65
😀 Quality of life
47
83
🏙️ Population
1.44M
1.25M

The cost of living in Dakar is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4757th and 3460th ($1114 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Senegal and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Senegal vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6427th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.31
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$750
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1999
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.12%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2214
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.53
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.56
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.72
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.09
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$246
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6669
$7169

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536