Dakar vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$549	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$4014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	56
😀 Quality of life	47	87
🏙️ Population	1.44M	950K

The cost of living in Dakar is 50% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4607th and 943rd ($1198 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 837th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 6422nd and 271st 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	$5.07	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$10904

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872