Dakar vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$529	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	47	94
🏙️ Population	1.44M	690K

The cost of living in Dakar is 65% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4757th and 96th ($1114 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6427th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Washington

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	Dakar	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$24653

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979