Dakar vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$550
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
29
17
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
1.44M
9.03M

The cost of living in Dakar is 102% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4491st and 7809th ($1179 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 6249th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$13369

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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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532