Dakar vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$549	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$1400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	29	18
😀 Quality of life	47	61
🏙️ Population	1.44M	932K

The cost of living in Dakar is 30% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4607th and 2853rd ($1198 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 0.8 months in Tenerife. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 6422nd and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dakar	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$6379

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252