Dakar vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$529	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	29	23
😀 Quality of life	47	37
🏙️ Population	1.44M	951K

The cost of living in Dakar is 17% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4757th and 4063rd ($1114 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Senegal vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 6427th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Freetown

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	Dakar	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$2773

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490