Dakar vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	82
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	1.44M	468K

The cost of living in Dakar is 43% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4534th and 1246th ($1320 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 6578th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Raleigh

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	Dakar	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$24650

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1229
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1236
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1176
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1178
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$605
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1127
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$878
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$659
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$852
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$990
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$979
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$977
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1058
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$993
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1016
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1323
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1257
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1001
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1257
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$507
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$535
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$503
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$508
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$502
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$515
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736