Dakar vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$529	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	37
😀 Quality of life	47	73
🏙️ Population	1.44M	6.44K

The cost of living in Dakar is 30% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4757th and 3109th ($1114 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Senegal and Malta, respectively. Check Senegal vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 6427th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Valletta

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	Dakar	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348