Dakar vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dakar	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1221	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$571	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$158	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	49	95
🏙️ Population	1.44M	548K

The cost of living in Dakar is 53% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4661st and 749th ($1221 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Senegal and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Senegal vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6722nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs The Hague

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	Dakar	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.2	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$771	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.31%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7252	$12471

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1141
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1084
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1088
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1060
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$516
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$541
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$598
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$630
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1044
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$895
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$872
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$999
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$964
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$962
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1067
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$999
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1021
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1347
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1283
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1281
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$508
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$536
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$502
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$506
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$503
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$514
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696