Dakar vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$623	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	31	46
😀 Quality of life	52	54
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dakar is 19% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4568th and 5103rd ($1281 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Senegal and Cuba, respectively. Check Senegal vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 6494th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Havana

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	Dakar	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$7234

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607