Dakar vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$6307
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1692
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2963
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$5130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	29	91
😀 Quality of life	47	90
🏙️ Population	1.44M	716K

The cost of living in Dakar is 59% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 4757th and 463rd ($1114 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 418th 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 1.9 months in Denver. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Denver

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	Dakar	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$16279

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768