Dakar vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$3911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	74
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	1.44M	486K

The cost of living in Dakar is 35% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4534th and 1987th ($1320 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1557th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6578th and 243rd 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	$8.31	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$24676

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995