Dakar vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$5057
🏠 One person rent	$550	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$4093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	56
😀 Quality of life	51	87
🏙️ Population	1.44M	950K

The cost of living in Dakar is 48% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4491st and 1168th ($1179 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1050th 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 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Jacksonville ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 6249th and 223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Jacksonville

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	Dakar	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$2366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$4765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$1419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$6608

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2176
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2167
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2156
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2129
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2201
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1890
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2281
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2183
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1917
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2128
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2350
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2281
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2575
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2357
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2268
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2448
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2136
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2059
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2231
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2343
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2380
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2409
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2342
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2475
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2390
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2266
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2294
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2634
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2090
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2187
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2243
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2563
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2643
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1884