Dakar vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$623	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	52	94
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.1M

The cost of living in Dakar is 48% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4568th and 964th ($1281 vs $2460) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6494th and 34th 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	$8.04	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$19577

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1206
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1214
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1163
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1164
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1141
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$527
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$545
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$611
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1119
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$857
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$653
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$831
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$983
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$987
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$979
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1050
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$984
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1005
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1272
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1231
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$993
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1219
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$494
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$518
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$495
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$993
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$495
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$501
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506