Dakar vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dakar	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1179	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$550	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1412	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$3734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	29	93
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	1.44M	548K

The cost of living in Dakar is 37% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4491st and 2098th ($1179 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Senegal and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Senegal vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 2 months in The Hague. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6249th and 42nd 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	$6.25	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2528	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1395	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.48	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$8049

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539