Dakar vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	52	98
🏙️ Population	1.44M	5.45M

The cost of living in Dakar is 54% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4534th and 348th ($1320 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Australia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6578th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Sydney

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	Dakar	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$21946

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1229
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1236
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1176
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1178
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$605
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1127
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$878
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$659
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$852
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$990
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$979
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$977
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1058
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$993
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1016
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1323
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1257
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1001
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1257
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$507
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$535
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$503
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$508
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$502
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$515
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864