Dakar vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	31	92
😀 Quality of life	52	96
🏙️ Population	1.44M	548K

The cost of living in Dakar is 51% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4534th and 570th ($1320 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in The Hague. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6578th and 7th 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	$8.31	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$13755

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1229
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1236
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1176
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1178
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$605
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1127
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$878
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$659
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$852
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$990
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$979
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$977
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1058
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$993
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1016
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1323
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1257
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1001
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1257
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$507
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$535
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$503
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$508
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$508
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$502
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$515
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734