Dakar vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$623
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
31
48
😀 Quality of life
52
72
🏙️ Population
1.44M
389K

The cost of living in Dakar is 1% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4568th and 4610th ($1281 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Albania, respectively. Check Senegal vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6494th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Tirana

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Dakar Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1206
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1214
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1163
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1164
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1141
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$527
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$545
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$611
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1119
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$857
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$653
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$831
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$983
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$987
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$979
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1050
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$984
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1005
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1272
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1231
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$993
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1219
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$998
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$493
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$494
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$518
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$487
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$495
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$993
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$495
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$487
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$501
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1076

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030