Dakar vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	52	96
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.11M

The cost of living in Dakar is 47% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4534th and 916th ($1320 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and France, respectively. Check Senegal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6578th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Paris

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	Dakar	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544