Dakar vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1221
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$571
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
29
70
😀 Quality of life
49
71
🏙️ Population
1.44M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dakar is 58% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4661st and 6778th ($1221 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6722nd and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Suzhou

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Dakar Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.31%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.3
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7252
$15339

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21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1141
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610