Baltimore vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$3084
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$144
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	97	31
😀 Quality of life	91	52
🏙️ Population	586K	1.44M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 69% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1414th and 4534th ($2234 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 164th and 6578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Dakar

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	Baltimore	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$48.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	8.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$8298

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1229
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1236
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1176
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1178
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$605
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1127
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$878
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$659
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$852
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$990
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$979
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$977
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1058
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$993
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1016
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1323
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1257
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1001
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1257
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$507
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$535
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$503
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$508
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$502
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$515
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1097