Dakar vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$623	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$4659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	52	96
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.3M

The cost of living in Dakar is 43% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4568th and 1367th ($1281 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6494th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dakar	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$22291

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123