Dakar vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$4016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
31
60
😀 Quality of life
52
87
🏙️ Population
1.44M
246K

The cost of living in Dakar is 31% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4568th and 2604th ($1281 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1876th 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 102nd in the United States, while ranked 6494th and 326th 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
$8.04
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$16070

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1206
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1214
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1163
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1164
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1141
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$527
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$545
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$611
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1119
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$857
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$653
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$831
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$983
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$987
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$979
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1050
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$984
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1005
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1272
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1231
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$993
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1219
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$998
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$493
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$494
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$518
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$487
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$495
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$993
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$495
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$487
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$501
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1076

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035