Dakar vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$529	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	75
😀 Quality of life	47	83
🏙️ Population	1.44M	826K

The cost of living in Dakar is 27% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4757th and 3333rd ($1114 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 7th in Spain, while ranked 6427th and 440th 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	$7.31	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434