Dakar vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$4183
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	81
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	1.44M	919K

The cost of living in Dakar is 40% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4534th and 1451st ($1320 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1204th 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 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 6578th and 163rd 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	$8.31	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$25647

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1229
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1236
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1176
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1178
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$605
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1127
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$878
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$659
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$852
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$990
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$979
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$977
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1058
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$993
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1016
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1323
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1257
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1001
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1257
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$507
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$535
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$503
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$508
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$502
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$515
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208