Dakar vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$2173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$5404
🏠 One person rent	$550	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$2254
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$4439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	82
😀 Quality of life	51	89
🏙️ Population	1.44M	919K

The cost of living in Dakar is 46% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4491st and 1353rd ($1179 vs $2173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd 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 Fort Worth. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Fort Worth ranked 36th in the United States, while ranked 6249th and 169th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Fort Worth

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	Dakar	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$2319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$5.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$98.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$1893
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$25845

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2059
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1807
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2236
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2053
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2143
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2021
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2338
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1987
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$1992
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2162
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2113
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$1804
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2306
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2149
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2157
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2497
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2267
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2119
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2206
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2235
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2200
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2323
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2516
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2384
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2223