Dakar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3394
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$549
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
47
79
🏙️ Population
1.44M
17.7M

The cost of living in Dakar is 25% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4607th and 5948th ($1198 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6422nd and 556th 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
$5.07
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.29
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.84
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6945
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618