Dakar vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$639	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	1.44M	8.8M

The cost of living in Dakar is 69% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4534th and 4th ($1320 vs $4207) 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 1.2 months in New York City. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6578th and 18th 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	$8.31	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$21999

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188