Dakar vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$549	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$593
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	40
😀 Quality of life	47	57
🏙️ Population	1.44M	573K

The cost of living in Dakar is 60% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4607th and 6678th ($1198 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Senegal and Morocco, respectively. Check Senegal vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.8 months in Rabat. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 6422nd and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Rabat

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	Dakar	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$5427

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519