Basseterre vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$650	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	13	29
😀 Quality of life	36	47
🏙️ Population	13.2K	1.44M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 23% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 3960th and 4757th ($1373 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Senegal, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 7395th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Dakar

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	Basseterre	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$6669

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

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