Dakar vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$571	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	21
😀 Quality of life	49	23
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.45M

The cost of living in Dakar is 27% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4661st and 5884th ($1221 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Senegal vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6722nd and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Ouagadougou

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	Dakar	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$17372

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1141
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1084
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1088
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1060
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$516
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$541
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$598
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$630
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1044
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$895
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$872
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$999
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$964
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$962
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1067
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$999
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1021
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1347
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1283
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1281
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$508
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$536
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$502
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$506
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$503
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$514
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057