Dakar vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$549	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	29	27
😀 Quality of life	47	50
🏙️ Population	1.44M	81.1K

The cost of living in Dakar is 3% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4607th and 4682nd ($1198 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.3 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 6422nd and 6176th 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	$5.07	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$3731

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877