Dakar vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$550	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$6506
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	80
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	1.44M	737K

The cost of living in Dakar is 60% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4491st and 145th ($1179 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 6249th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Seattle

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	Dakar	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$29730

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210