Dakar vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$529	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	22
😀 Quality of life	47	21
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.45M

The cost of living in Dakar is 28% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4757th and 6195th ($1114 vs $869) 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 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6427th and 8814th 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	$7.31	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$15761

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882