Dakar vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	69
😀 Quality of life	47	90
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.61M

The cost of living in Dakar is 53% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4757th and 955th ($1114 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th in Senegal and the United States, respectively. Check Senegal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Phoenix

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	Dakar	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724