Dakar vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$529	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	47	95
🏙️ Population	1.44M	8.8M

The cost of living in Dakar is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4757th and 3rd ($1114 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 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 6427th and 22nd 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	$7.31	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111