Columbus vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$3018
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$623
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1055
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$171
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	88	52
🏙️ Population	906K	1.44M

The cost of living in Columbus is 67% more expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 1634th and 4568th ($2140 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 266th and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Dakar

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	Columbus	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	7.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$9494

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

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