Dakar vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$571	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$917
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	29	26
😀 Quality of life	49	54
🏙️ Population	1.44M	84.1K

The cost of living in Dakar is 2% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4661st and 4606th ($1221 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Senegal vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6722nd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Port of Spain

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	Dakar	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$8058

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757