Dakar vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$4256
🏠 One person rent	$549	$1111
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$2391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	98
😀 Quality of life	47	90
🏙️ Population	1.44M	3.33M

The cost of living in Dakar is 37% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4607th and 2194th ($1198 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.3 months in Madrid. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6422nd and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Madrid

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	Dakar	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$10462

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581