Dakar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1221
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$571
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
49
78
🏙️ Population
1.44M
17.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 39% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4661st and 6334th ($1221 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 6722nd and 1094th 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
$7.61
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.31%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7252
$22402

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$1141
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$1140
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1084
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1088
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1060
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$516
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$541
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$598
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$630
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1044
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$895
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$662
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$872
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$999
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$964
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$962
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1067
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$999
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1021
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1347
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$997
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1283
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1007
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1281
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1010
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$506
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$508
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$536
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$502
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$506
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$1003
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$503
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$503
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$514
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1099

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634