Dakar vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$3476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	83
😀 Quality of life	47	93
🏙️ Population	1.44M	633K

The cost of living in Dakar is 43% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4757th and 1961st ($1114 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Senegal and Germany, respectively. Check Senegal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 6427th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Stuttgart

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	Dakar	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$15338

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581