Cost of living comparison

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Dakar vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 90.0% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Dakar
Groceries
pay 51.2% more in Dakar
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Dakar
Housing
pay 49.7% more in Dakar
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 55.7% more in Dakar
Clothing
pay 41.1% more in Dakar

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Dakar are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Abuja
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.29
NGN4,977.78
$6.54
F CFA3,958
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.58
NGN8,431.25
$8.99
F CFA5,442
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.50
NGN751.13
$0.93
F CFA561

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pay 51.2% more for groceries

 
Abuja
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
$1.33
NGN2,016.58
$0.55
F CFA334
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.25
NGN1,888.94
$6.75
F CFA4,085
Milk (1 gallon) $10.91
NGN16,480.57
$10.56
F CFA6,394

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Abuja
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.92
NGN4,408.98
$6.12
F CFA3,708
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.51
F CFA14,842
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,959.22
F CFA16,325,782

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pay 49.7% more for housing

 
Abuja
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.56
NGN62,804.42
$48.58
F CFA29,419
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,461.96
NGN3,720,395.05
$932.62
F CFA564,767
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,158.05
NGN1,749,991.38
$326.78
F CFA197,888

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Abuja
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $133.90
NGN202,350.03
$249.17
F CFA150,890
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,965.88
NGN2,970,735.85
$6,796.99
F CFA4,116,076

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pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Abuja
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.20
NGN1,806.78
$2.45
F CFA1,484
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.64
NGN2,484.49
$4.23
F CFA2,562
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
NGN3,022.30
$1.47
F CFA890

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pay 41.1% more for clothing

 
Abuja
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$29.79
NGN45,014.66
$58.82
F CFA35,620
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.76
NGN43,466.58
$37.58
F CFA22,757
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.91
NGN104,129.95
$88.23
F CFA53,430

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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 2025
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