Brookhaven vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	29
😀 Quality of life	69	47
🏙️ Population	486K	1.44M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 157% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 271st and 4757th ($2863 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 2684th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$6669

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730

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