Castries vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3018
🏠 One person rent	$514	$623
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1055
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$171
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	3	31
😀 Quality of life	39	52
🏙️ Population	20K	1.44M

The cost of living in Castries is 8% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 4803rd and 4568th ($1178 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Senegal, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 7990th and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	7.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$9494

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

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