Dakar vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$550	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	51	98
🏙️ Population	1.44M	4.84M

The cost of living in Dakar is 57% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4491st and 318th ($1179 vs $2741) 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 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6249th and 3rd 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	$6.25	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$17934

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816