Dakar vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dakar	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3084	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$144	$2529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	46
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	1.44M	750K

The cost of living in Dakar is 28% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4534th and 2723rd ($1320 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Senegal and Canada, respectively. Check Senegal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 6578th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Winnipeg

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	Dakar	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.3	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1481	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.8	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.21%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429