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Dakar vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 23.5% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 48.4% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 42.1% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 5.8% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in Dakar

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Dakar are more expensive than in Santo Domingo.

Dakar vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 17.6% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP477.07	$4.92 F CFA2,785	-38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP429.36	$10.46 F CFA5,924	+44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP57.65	$0.89 F CFA506	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP37.21	$1.09 F CFA615	+73.0%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP88.67	$0.64 F CFA362	-57.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP216.63	$6.44 F CFA3,645	+76.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP296.17	$9.55 F CFA5,405	+91.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP141.76	$2.81 F CFA1,590	+17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP146.49	$4.40 F CFA2,489	+77.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP84.50	$1.27 F CFA719	-10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP22.78	$0.85 F CFA482	+121.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP75.07	$1.21 F CFA686	-4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP48.92	$0.98 F CFA554	+18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP59.89	$0.69 F CFA393	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP59.59	$0.59 F CFA331	-41.8%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 48.4% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 DOP278.21	$6.70 F CFA3,795	+42.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.35 DOP2,094.96	$80.49 F CFA45,566	+127.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP2M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,221.30	$20.12 F CFA11,392	-2.4%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 42.1% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,067.73	$48.58 F CFA27,502	+39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.68 DOP38,084.27	$940.87 F CFA533K	+46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.05 DOP19,973.14	$364.90 F CFA207K	+8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,056.07	$119.46 F CFA67,625	+74.5%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 5.8% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP13,357.97	$268.31 F CFA152K	+19.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,865.34 DOP466K	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-7.3%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP143.12	$2.68 F CFA1,519	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP139.73	$4.47 F CFA2,532	+89.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP333.95	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17 DOP1,965.53	$50.08 F CFA28,352	+51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP429.36	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+23.4%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 DOP3,465.92	$52.32 F CFA29,618	-10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP2,846.52	$47.70 F CFA27,002	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.54 DOP5,187.54	$110.31 F CFA62,443	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,155.26	$131.17 F CFA74,256	+8.6%
Average			+5.8%

Santo Domingo vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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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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