Dakar vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	82
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	1.44M	468K

The cost of living in Dakar is 53% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4757th and 972nd ($1114 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 221st 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	$7.31	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682