Dakar vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$529	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	29	18
😀 Quality of life	47	60
🏙️ Population	1.44M	932K

The cost of living in Dakar is 31% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4757th and 3004th ($1114 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Senegal and Spain, respectively. Check Senegal vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6427th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Tenerife

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	Dakar	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291