Dakar vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$549	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	75
😀 Quality of life	47	89
🏙️ Population	1.44M	459K

The cost of living in Dakar is 46% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4607th and 1277th ($1198 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1122nd 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 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6422nd and 186th 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	$5.07	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$18476

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701