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Dakar vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 29.1% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Dakar
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Dakar
Housing: pay 2.5% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 39.2% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Dakar

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Dakar are more expensive than in San Salvador. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Dakar. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dakar.

Dakar vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 4.5% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 SVC61.14	$4.92 F CFA2,785	-29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.14	$10.46 F CFA5,924	+49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC9.91	$0.89 F CFA506	-21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.96	$1.09 F CFA615	+19.2%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	San Salvador	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 SVC17.03	$0.64 F CFA362	-67.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 SVC32.89	$6.44 F CFA3,645	+71.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.84 SVC59.75	$9.55 F CFA5,405	+39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 SVC26.29	$2.81 F CFA1,590	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 SVC26.08	$4.40 F CFA2,489	+47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 SVC15.48	$1.27 F CFA719	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SVC6.61	$0.85 F CFA482	+12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.18	$1.21 F CFA686	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.62	$0.98 F CFA554	-19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 SVC8.45	$0.69 F CFA393	-28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.52	$0.59 F CFA331	-40.0%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	San Salvador	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 SVC33.38	$6.70 F CFA3,795	+75.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00 SVC131.02	$80.49 F CFA45,566	+436.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,500.00 SVC223K	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+45.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.93 SVC261.41	$20.12 F CFA11,392	-32.8%
Average			+131.2%

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pay 2.5% more for housing

	San Salvador	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.33 SVC378.51	$48.58 F CFA27,502	+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00 SVC7,861.36	$940.87 F CFA533K	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.33 SVC6,623.93	$364.90 F CFA207K	-51.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.16 SVC717.63	$119.46 F CFA67,625	+45.4%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 39.2% more for childcare

	San Salvador	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,420.87	$268.31 F CFA152K	+64.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,420.00 SVC56,077.73	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+13.5%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.47	$2.68 F CFA1,519	+34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 SVC28.38	$4.47 F CFA2,532	+37.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.94	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-55.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 SVC269.03	$50.08 F CFA28,352	+62.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.25 SVC45.86	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+70.4%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.60 SVC546.80	$52.32 F CFA29,618	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.83 SVC400.35	$47.70 F CFA27,002	+4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.80 SVC1,151.25	$110.31 F CFA62,443	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.17 SVC953.55	$131.17 F CFA74,256	+20.2%
Average			-2.1%

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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: March 2026

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