Dakar vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$4538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	78
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	1.44M	689K

The cost of living in Dakar is 56% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4757th and 790th ($1114 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 733rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Nashville

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	Dakar	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494