Dakar vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$2589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	11
😀 Quality of life	52	66
🏙️ Population	1.44M	228K

The cost of living in Dakar is 52% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4534th and 503rd ($1320 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Senegal vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 6578th and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Nassau

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	Dakar	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$16513

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1229
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1236
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1176
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1178
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$605
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1127
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$878
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$659
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$852
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$990
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$979
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$977
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1058
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$993
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1016
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1323
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1257
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1001
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1257
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$507
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$535
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$503
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$508
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$502
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$515
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664