Dakar vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$529	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	29
😀 Quality of life	47	36
🏙️ Population	1.44M	159K

The cost of living in Dakar is 33% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4757th and 6298th ($1114 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Senegal vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6427th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Praia

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	Dakar	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491