Dakar vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$4639
🏠 One person rent	$550	$1108
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$4464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	61
😀 Quality of life	51	89
🏙️ Population	1.44M	633K

The cost of living in Dakar is 39% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4491st and 1984th ($1179 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1684th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6249th and 164th 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	$6.25	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$13578

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1709
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1898
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1733
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1933
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1723
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1896
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1748
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1712
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2212
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1826
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$1907
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1702
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1992
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1581
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1747
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$1938
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2034
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1515
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1913
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1840
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1487
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1768
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2032
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1906
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2129
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1844
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1486
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1846
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1988