Dakar vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$3529
🏠 One person rent	$549	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1437
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$2033
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	75
😀 Quality of life	47	83
🏙️ Population	1.44M	808K

The cost of living in Dakar is 24% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4607th and 3323rd ($1198 vs $1581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th 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 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Valencia, Spain ranked 5th in Spain, while ranked 6422nd and 416th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Valencia, Spain

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	Dakar	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1013
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$3330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$9.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$9693

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1274
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1325
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1244
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1092
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1317
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1325
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1468
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1491
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1282
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1359
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1266
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1261
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1391
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1192
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1258
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1037
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1162
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2685
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1084
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1192
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1136
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1219
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1308
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1240
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1309
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1567
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511