Dakar vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$7133
🏠 One person rent	$550	$2069
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$3842
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$4346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	85
😀 Quality of life	51	91
🏙️ Population	1.44M	442K

The cost of living in Dakar is 62% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4491st and 101st ($1179 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.4 months in Miami. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Miami ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6249th and 114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Miami

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	Dakar	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$28464

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783