Dakar vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$3986
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	60
😀 Quality of life	47	87
🏙️ Population	1.44M	246K

The cost of living in Dakar is 39% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4757th and 2336th ($1114 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 299th 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	$7.31	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$13378

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974