Dakar vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$529	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	87
😀 Quality of life	47	91
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.39M

The cost of living in Dakar is 67% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4757th and 36th ($1114 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs San Diego

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	Dakar	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759