Dakar vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$4999
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	91
😀 Quality of life	47	90
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.3M

The cost of living in Dakar is 55% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 4757th and 837th ($1114 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 773rd in Senegal and the United States, respectively. Check Senegal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 2 months in Dallas. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Dallas

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	Dakar	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$26393

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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

Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246