Dakar vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$550	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	27
😀 Quality of life	51	74
🏙️ Population	1.44M	673K

The cost of living in Dakar is 11% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4491st and 4103rd ($1179 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 6249th and 1412th 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	$6.25	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$7028

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219