Bridgetown vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bridgetown	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$1198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3665	$3394
🏠 One person rent	$570	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$61	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1473	$383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	20	29
😀 Quality of life	64	47
🏙️ Population	110K	1.44M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 14% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 4197th and 4607th ($1360 vs $1198) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Barbados and Senegal, respectively. Check Barbados vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 4355th and 6422nd 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	$16.1	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.8	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$2513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3469	$1433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$2.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.95	$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6485	$6945

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1390
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1004
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$981
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1159
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1101
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1065
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1003
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1164
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$964
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1594
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$719
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1081
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1084
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$692
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$770
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$871
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1241
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$691
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1242
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$821
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$785
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$704
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$662
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$627
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$731

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