Dakar vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	74
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	1.44M	459K

The cost of living in Dakar is 45% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4534th and 1097th ($1320 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 940th 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 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 6578th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Virginia Beach

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	Dakar	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763