Dakar vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$639
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
31
66
😀 Quality of life
52
87
🏙️ Population
1.44M
1.25M

The cost of living in Dakar is 10% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4534th and 4144th ($1320 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6578th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$7922

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492