Austin vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	29
😀 Quality of life	90	47
🏙️ Population	962K	1.44M

The cost of living in Austin is 120% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 858th and 4757th ($2455 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and Senegal, respectively. Check the United States vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 142nd and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Dakar

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	Austin	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$6669

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916