Dakar vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$623
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
31
66
😀 Quality of life
52
86
🏙️ Population
1.44M
1.25M

The cost of living in Dakar is 17% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4568th and 3851st ($1281 vs $1543) 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6494th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Sharjah

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Dakar Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$8199

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469