Dakar vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$639	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	31	30
😀 Quality of life	52	55
🏙️ Population	1.44M	431K

The cost of living in Dakar is 29% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4534th and 5494th ($1320 vs $1023) 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 0.6 months in Windhoek. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6578th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Windhoek

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	Dakar	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$5907

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892