Dakar vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$529	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	27
😀 Quality of life	47	59
🏙️ Population	1.44M	687K

The cost of living in Dakar is 1% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4757th and 4828th ($1114 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6427th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Zaragoza

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	Dakar	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387