Dakar vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$549	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$765
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	41
😀 Quality of life	47	54
🏙️ Population	1.44M	580K

The cost of living in Dakar is 10% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4607th and 4282nd ($1198 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Senegal and Jamaica, respectively. Check Senegal vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6422nd and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Kingston

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	Dakar	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$2136

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728