Dakar vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$639
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$3958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
31
60
😀 Quality of life
52
88
🏙️ Population
1.44M
246K

The cost of living in Dakar is 28% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4534th and 2713th ($1320 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1895th 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 101st in the United States, while ranked 6578th and 333rd 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
$8.31
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$16074

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1229
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1236
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1176
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1178
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$518
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$537
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$605
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1127
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$878
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$659
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$852
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$990
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$979
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$977
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1058
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$993
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1016
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1323
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$1014
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1257
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1001
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1257
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1004
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$507
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$508
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$507
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$535
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$503
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$508
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$999
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$502
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$501
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$515
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1097

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011