Dakar vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$549	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	15
😀 Quality of life	47	45
🏙️ Population	1.44M	886K

The cost of living in Dakar is 21% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4607th and 5787th ($1198 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6422nd and 6510th 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	$5.07	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$4277

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881