Dakar vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4440
🏠 One person rent	$571	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1899
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$3987
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	60
😀 Quality of life	49	89
🏙️ Population	1.44M	246K

The cost of living in Dakar is 34% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4661st and 2519th ($1221 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1889th 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 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 6722nd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Louisville

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	Dakar	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$15931

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1141
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1084
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1088
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1060
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$516
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$541
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$598
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$630
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1044
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$895
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$872
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$999
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$964
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$962
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1067
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$999
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1021
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1347
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1283
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1281
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$508
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$536
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$502
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$506
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$503
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$514
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017