Dakar vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3394
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$549
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$2228
😷 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 20% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4607th and 3679th ($1198 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6422nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.07
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.84
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6945
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1095
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1203
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1051
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1062
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1003
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$488
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$520
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$569
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$649
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1039
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$889
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$678
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$866
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$972
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$835
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$840
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1030
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$974
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$994
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1213
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$898
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1138
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$979
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1146
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$574
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$983
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$495
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$497
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$496
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$528
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$494
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$498
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$971
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$496
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$494
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$495
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$503
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507