Dakar vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$623	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	31	84
😀 Quality of life	52	94
🏙️ Population	1.44M	633K

The cost of living in Dakar is 36% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4568th and 1987th ($1281 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Senegal and Germany, respectively. Check Senegal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 6494th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dakar	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$18116

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Cities near Dakar

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

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733