Dakar vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$529	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	87
😀 Quality of life	47	92
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dakar is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4757th and 8th ($1114 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs San Jose, United States

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	Dakar	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$25839

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968