Dakar vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	77
😀 Quality of life	47	86
🏙️ Population	1.44M	639K

The cost of living in Dakar is 46% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4757th and 1678th ($1114 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Detroit

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	Dakar	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$16893

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527