Dakar vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	31	81
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.43M

The cost of living in Dakar is 36% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4534th and 1874th ($1320 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1483rd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 6578th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs San Antonio

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	Dakar	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$17470

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150