Dakar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$639
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
31
95
😀 Quality of life
52
77
🏙️ Population
1.44M
17.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 41% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4534th and 6106th ($1320 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6578th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Shenzhen

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Dakar Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638