Brookhaven vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brookhaven	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$1198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5458	$3394
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	29
😀 Quality of life	70	47
🏙️ Population	486K	1.44M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 137% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 278th and 4607th ($2839 vs $1198) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 2604th and 6422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Dakar

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	Brookhaven	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2316	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1539	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6133	$2513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2678	$1433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.41	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2489	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22510	$6945

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715

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