Dakar vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$550
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
98
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
1.44M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dakar is 82% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4491st and 7238th ($1179 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 6249th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$11975

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575