Dakar vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$529	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	15
😀 Quality of life	47	47
🏙️ Population	1.44M	886K

The cost of living in Dakar is 3% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4757th and 4967th ($1114 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Senegal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6427th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Tabuk

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	Dakar	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028