Dakar vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$623	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$3838
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	81
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	1.44M	577K

The cost of living in Dakar is 39% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4568th and 1786th ($1281 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1421st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6494th and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Milwaukee

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	Dakar	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$24100

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Cities near Dakar

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400