Dakar vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$549	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	47	94
🏙️ Population	1.44M	3.9M

The cost of living in Dakar is 62% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4607th and 72nd ($1198 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 59th 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 Los Angeles. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6422nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Los Angeles

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	Dakar	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754