Dakar vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$571	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	49	98
🏙️ Population	1.44M	8.8M

The cost of living in Dakar is 71% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4661st and 4th ($1221 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6722nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs New York City

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	Dakar	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$22663

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1141
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1084
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1088
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1060
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$516
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$541
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$598
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$630
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1044
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$895
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$872
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$999
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$964
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$962
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1067
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$999
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1021
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1347
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1283
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1281
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$508
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$536
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$502
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$506
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$503
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$514
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174