Dakar vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1221
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$571
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
98
😀 Quality of life
49
74
🏙️ Population
1.44M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dakar is 91% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4661st and 7501st ($1221 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6722nd and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.31%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.3
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7252
$7838

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21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1141
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1140
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1084
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1088
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1060
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$516
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$541
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$598
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$630
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1044
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$895
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$662
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$872
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$999
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$964
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$962
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1067
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$999
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1021
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1347
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$997
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1283
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1007
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1281
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1010
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$506
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$508
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$536
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$502
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$506
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$1003
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$503
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$503
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$514
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1099

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571