Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Senegal

Dakar vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 0.9% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 37.0% less in Dakar
Transportation: pay 71.4% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 45.0% less in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% less in Dakar
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Dakar

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and housing in Dakar are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Dakar.

Planning a move to Senegal? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Dakar vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Taipei, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 39.4% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$5.12 F CFA2,998	+8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$11.10 F CFA6,497	+96.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.22 F CFA717	+33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.87 F CFA512	+34.1%
Average			+39.4%

Taipei vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 37.0% less for groceries

	Taipei	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$0.73 F CFA425	-64.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$8.68 F CFA5,081	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$9.67 F CFA5,663	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.47 F CFA1,446	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$4.08 F CFA2,392	-8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.45 F CFA851	-34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.86 F CFA502	-43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.32 F CFA771	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.79 F CFA465	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.62 F CFA363	-50.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.43 F CFA249	-59.1%
Average			-37.0%

Taipei vs. Dakar - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 71.4% more for transportation

	Taipei	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$6.27 F CFA3,670	+59.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$76.82 F CFA44,977	+103.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$19.20 F CFA11,244	+114.7%
Average			+71.4%

Taipei vs. Dakar - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0% more for housing

	Taipei	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$46.36 F CFA27,146	+69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$810.84 F CFA475K	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$431.19 F CFA252K	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$155.27 F CFA90,912	+134.3%
Average			+2.0%

Taipei vs. Dakar - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 45.0% less for childcare

	Taipei	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$321.49 F CFA188K	-51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	-37.6%
Average			-45.0%

Taipei vs. Dakar - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.56 F CFA1,499	-9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.37 F CFA1,974	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$2.13 F CFA1,249	-45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$44.81 F CFA26,237	+8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$8.54 F CFA4,997	-12.3%
Average			-9.1%

Taipei vs. Dakar - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Taipei	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$58.04 F CFA33,983	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$45.52 F CFA26,653	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$85.35 F CFA49,975	+0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$96.73 F CFA56,638	-7.9%
Average			-0.8%

Taipei vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Taipei vs. Dakar

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Dakar?

More cost comparisons

Taipei vs.

London

Taipei vs.

Quito

Taipei vs.

Warsaw

Taipei vs.

Washington

Taipei vs.

Reykjavik

Taipei vs.

Athens

Taipei vs.

Paris

Taipei vs.

Rome

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Taiwan vs. Senegal. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Taiwan and Senegal.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Taipei

Add prices for Dakar

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dakar or Taipei. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.