Dakar vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$529	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$763
😷 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 19% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4757th and 3941st ($1114 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6427th and 5942nd 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	$7.31	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$2764

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707