Bridgetown vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bridgetown	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3065	$3018
🏠 One person rent	$596	$623
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$1055
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.8	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$171
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	15	31
😀 Quality of life	59	52
🏙️ Population	98.5K	1.44M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 4% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 4474th and 4568th ($1328 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Barbados and Senegal, respectively. Check Barbados vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 6035th and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Dakar

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	Bridgetown	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	7.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3490	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3480	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.81	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.36	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5479	$9494

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1453
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1178
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1083
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1138
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1083
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1010
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1223
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1039
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1718
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$707
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1143
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1114
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$645
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$613
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$772
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$830
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$680
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1327
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$773
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$793
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$873
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$685
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$650
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$752

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1206
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1214
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1163
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1164
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1141
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$527
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$545
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$611
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1119
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$857
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$653
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$831
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$983
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$987
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$979
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1050
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$984
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1005
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1272
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1231
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$993
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1219
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$494
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$518
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$495
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$993
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$495
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$501
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1076