Dakar vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$623	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$4239
😷 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 48% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4568th and 978th ($1281 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st 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 82nd in the United States, while ranked 6494th and 286th 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	$8.04	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$16143

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1206
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1214
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1163
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1164
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1141
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$527
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$545
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$611
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1119
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$857
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$653
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$831
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$983
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$987
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$979
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1050
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$984
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1005
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1272
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1231
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$993
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1219
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$494
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$518
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$495
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$993
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$495
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$501
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769