Dakar vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	49
😀 Quality of life	52	92
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dakar is 38% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4534th and 1668th ($1320 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Senegal and Canada, respectively. Check Senegal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6578th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Ottawa

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	Dakar	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891