Dakar vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$623	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$1110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	25
😀 Quality of life	52	60
🏙️ Population	1.44M	235K

The cost of living in Dakar is 6% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 4568th and 4725th ($1281 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Senegal and Guyana, respectively. Check Senegal vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6494th and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Georgetown

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	Dakar	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$18825

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1206
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1214
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1163
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1164
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1141
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$527
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$545
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$611
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1119
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$857
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$653
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$831
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$983
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$987
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$979
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1050
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$984
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1005
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1272
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1231
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$993
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1219
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$494
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$518
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$495
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$993
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$495
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$501
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865