Dakar vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	75
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	1.44M	486K

The cost of living in Dakar is 46% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4757th and 1666th ($1114 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Omaha

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	Dakar	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$24732

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979