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Dakar vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 2.8% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% less in Dakar
Groceries: pay 35.6% less in Dakar
Transportation: pay 72.0% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 71.1% less in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Dakar

The cost of transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Dakar are more expensive than in Georgetown. Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Georgetown, you would:

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pay 0.4% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,499.33	$4.92 F CFA2,755	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,959.48	$10.46 F CFA5,861	+11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD246.60	$0.89 F CFA501	-24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.96	$1.09 F CFA608	+69.7%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD437.03	$0.64 F CFA358	-69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,451.40	$6.44 F CFA3,607	-7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,728.47	$9.55 F CFA5,347	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD951.41	$2.81 F CFA1,573	-38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD633.55	$4.40 F CFA2,463	+45.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD725.00	$1.27 F CFA712	-63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD320.70	$0.85 F CFA477	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD348.04	$1.21 F CFA679	-27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD573.44	$0.98 F CFA549	-64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.16	$0.69 F CFA389	-36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD306.47	$0.59 F CFA328	-60.0%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 72.0% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD813.65	$6.70 F CFA3,755	+72.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,998.40	$80.49 F CFA45,084	+180.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,648,762.66	$37,116.17 F CFA20,788,638	+67.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,198.35	$20.12 F CFA11,271	-32.1%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Georgetown	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,537.20	$48.58 F CFA27,211	-3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,765.88	$940.87 F CFA526,979	+3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,810.49	$364.90 F CFA204,380	-11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,207.45	$119.46 F CFA66,909	+54.2%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 71.1% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD212,254.01	$268.31 F CFA150,279	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,861,014.25	$7,289.08 F CFA4,082,588	-68.6%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD424.89	$2.68 F CFA1,503	+32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,219.68	$4.47 F CFA2,505	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD559.85	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-33.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,997.87	$50.08 F CFA28,052	+31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,299.65	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+44.0%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Georgetown	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,497.21	$52.32 F CFA29,304	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,997.07	$47.70 F CFA26,716	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,991.75	$110.31 F CFA61,782	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,243.28	$131.17 F CFA73,470	+8.7%
Average			-5.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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