Dakar vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dakar	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3394	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$549	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1286
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	11
😀 Quality of life	47	13
🏙️ Population	1.44M	422K

The cost of living in Dakar is 17% more expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 4607th and 5551st ($1198 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Senegal and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Senegal vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 6422nd and 9095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Yamoussoukro

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	Dakar	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.24%	11.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$2111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.84	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6945	$3064

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1071
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1034
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1012
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1011
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1164
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1047
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$494
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$546
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$971
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$412
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$494
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$503
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$585
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$494
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$492
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$496
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$983
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$747
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$751
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$546
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$979
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$368
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$528
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$345
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$570
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$656
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$742
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1146
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$745
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$744
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$761
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$655
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$574
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$652