Dakar vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dakar	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3018	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$623	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1055	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	31	30
😀 Quality of life	52	53
🏙️ Population	1.44M	486K

The cost of living in Dakar is 23% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4568th and 5257th ($1281 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Namibia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6494th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dakar	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.63%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$5490

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851