Dakar vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$529	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	33
😀 Quality of life	47	46
🏙️ Population	1.44M	756K

The cost of living in Dakar is 62% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4757th and 6947th ($1114 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Senegal and Bolivia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6427th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs La Paz

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	Dakar	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$3313

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580