Dakar vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$6827
🏠 One person rent	$549	$1693
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$3607
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$1913
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	11
😀 Quality of life	47	62
🏙️ Population	1.44M	274K

The cost of living in Dakar is 56% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4607th and 375th ($1198 vs $2754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.7 months in Nassau. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 6422nd and 4912th 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	$5.07	$31.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$3761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$3044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$332
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$3024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$4.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$4.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$6.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$94.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$97.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$694
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$15222

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2195
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2647
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3103
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2671
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2724
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2562
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2860
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2717
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2612
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2573
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2691
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2769
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2623
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3058
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2359
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2424
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2816
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3991
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2538