Dakar vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	68
😀 Quality of life	47	89
🏙️ Population	1.44M	385K

The cost of living in Dakar is 56% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4757th and 718th ($1114 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Tampa

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	Dakar	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265