Dakar vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$550
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
51
61
🏙️ Population
1.44M
8.69M

The cost of living in Dakar is 68% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4491st and 6811th ($1179 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Senegal and Iran, respectively. Check Senegal vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6249th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Tehran

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Dakar Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$1883

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$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

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569