Boston vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Boston Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$3394
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$383
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
92
47
🏙️ Population
676K
1.44M

The cost of living in Boston is 189% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 32nd and 4607th ($3467 vs $1198) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 89th and 6422nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Boston vs Dakar infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Boston vs Dakar

Prices for goods and services in Boston and Dakar are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Boston Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.52
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$6945

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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