Dakar vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$3391
🏠 One person rent	$550	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$1636
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	93
😀 Quality of life	51	83
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.86M

The cost of living in Dakar is 20% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4491st and 3564th ($1179 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Poland, respectively. Check Senegal vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6249th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Warsaw

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	Dakar	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$11854

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1238
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1218
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1029
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$842
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$907
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1090
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$987
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$994
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1161
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1027
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$816
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$708
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$973
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$936
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$863
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$999
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$949
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$415
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$1024
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1002
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1008
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1013
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$943
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$980
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$849
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1043
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1118
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1037
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$995
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$791
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1028
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$940
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1011
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385